{Reference Type}: Case Reports
{Title}: Masquerading fungal bowel mass in an adolescent: a clinicopathological challenge.
{Author}: Sarngadharan C MAKV;DCunha AR;Rai SB;Prasad K;Ail D;
{Journal}: BMJ Case Rep
{Volume}: 17
{Issue}: 3
{Year}: 2024 Mar 11
暂无{DOI}: 10.1136/bcr-2023-258081
{Abstract}: 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.