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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Science
Vishwam Sankaran

Extremely rare fungal infection kills man in Bangladesh after causing 16kg weight loss

An extremely rare fungal infection has claimed the life of a 26-year-old man in Bangladesh after causing months of abdominal pain and a 16kg weight loss, a new case study revealed.

Doctors first suspected that the man’s persistent pain was caused by intestinal tuberculosis and Crohn’s disease.

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