%0 Case Reports
%T Masquerading fungal bowel mass in an adolescent: a clinicopathological challenge.
%A Sarngadharan C MAKV
%A DCunha AR
%A Rai SB
%A Prasad K
%A Ail D
%J BMJ Case Rep
%V 17
%N 3
%D 2024 Mar 11
%M 38471698
暂无%R 10.1136/bcr-2023-258081
%X Abdominal masses clubbed with weight loss in the paediatric age group can raise hairs, especially since malignancy is a differential. We present the case of an early adolescent male who presented with abdominal pain and was found to have a mass mimicking a malignancy. The resected surgical specimen revealed entomophthoromycosis of the jejunum and he made a complete recovery following surgery and adjuvant itraconazole. The diagnosis of a fungal aetiology in these cases requires a high index of suspicion and background knowledge of the risk factors, disease occurrence and mode of presentation. Gastrointestinal entomophthoromycosis has an impressive potential for cure if promptly diagnosed and treated.