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Entomoftoromicose intestinal: relato de caso

A case of intestinal entomophthoramycosis caused by Entomophthorales in a man with 19 years-old, farmer and without associated disease. The patient was submitted to a intestinal ressection and diagnosis was carried through after analisys of the surgical specimen. After a review of the literature, the clinical evolution, clinico-pathologic features, difficulties in diagnosis and treatment are discussed.

Intestinal entomophthoramycosis; Entomophthorales; Zygomicetes; Basidiobolus haptosporus


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