Balantidium coli Pneumonia in an Immunocompromised Patient

A fatal case is reported of Balantidium coli pneumonia in a 71-y-old woman suffering from anal cancer. The diagnosis was made by the discovery of motile trophozoites in a wet mount from bronchial secretions. The usual habitat of the parasite is the colon; lung balantidiasis is very rare.

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Veröffentlicht in:	Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2003-01, Vol.35 (2), p.144-146
Hauptverfasser:	Vasilakopoulou, Alexandra, Dimarongona, Kyriaki, Samakovli, Anastasia, Papadimitris, Konstantinos, Avlami, Athina
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Animals Bacterial diseases Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system Balantidiasis - diagnosis Balantidium - isolation & purification Biological and medical sciences Fatal Outcome Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Immunocompromised Host Infectious diseases Lung Diseases, Parasitic - diagnosis Medical sciences Opportunistic Infections - diagnosis Pneumonia - diagnosis Pneumonia - parasitology Rectal Neoplasms - immunology Rectal Neoplasms - therapy Risk Assessment Severity of Illness Index
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Zusammenfassung:	A fatal case is reported of Balantidium coli pneumonia in a 71-y-old woman suffering from anal cancer. The diagnosis was made by the discovery of motile trophozoites in a wet mount from bronchial secretions. The usual habitat of the parasite is the colon; lung balantidiasis is very rare.
ISSN:	0036-5548 1651-1980
DOI:	10.1080/0036554021000027023