What is Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

What is Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

• Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Very rare intestinal infection.

Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Introduction

Types of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis:

Broader types of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis:

• Intestine conditions
• Abdominal conditions
• Digestive conditions
• Fungal diseases
• Conditions involving a pathogen
• more types...»

How many people get Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

Incidence (annual) of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: 6 cases ever in history (CDC-OC)
Incidence Rate of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: approx 1 in 45,333,334 or 0.00% or 5 people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Basidiobolomycosis of the gastrointestinal tract is very rare in people. Only 6 cases have been described in the world's medical literature. Those cases were reported from Brazil (3), Kuwait (1), and the United States (2). Half of the case-patients died despite medical therapy. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: CDC-OC)

Who gets Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

Geography Profile for Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Subcutaneous disease is found most commonly among adolescent males in East and West Africa and Southeast Asia. (Source: excerpt from Facts About Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: CDC-OC)

What causes Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

Causes of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: see causes of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis

What are the symptoms of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

Symptoms of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: see symptoms of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis

Can anyone else get Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis?

More information: see contagiousness of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis
Inheritance: see inheritance of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis

Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis.

How is it treated?

Doctors and Medical Specialists for Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Infectious Disease Specialist, Gastroenterologist ; see also doctors and medical specialists for Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis.
Treatments for Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: see treatments for Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis

Name of Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis

Main name of condition: Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis

Gastrointestinal Basidiobolomycosis: Related Conditions

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