Colonic balantidiasis

Colonic balantidiasis

Balantidium coli is a Protozoa that is not usually pathogenic in man, although epidemics have been described in tropical areas. It mainly affects the colon and clinical presentation varies from asymptomatic forms to severe dysenteric syndromes. We present a case of endoscopically diagnosed colonic b...

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Veröffentlicht in:Gastroenterología y hepatología 2000-03, Vol.23 (3), p.129-131
Hauptverfasser: González de Canales Simón, P, del Olmo Martínez, L, Cortejoso Hernández, A, Arranz Santos, T
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Sprache:spa
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Animals
Balantidiasis - parasitology
Balantidiasis - pathology
Balantidium - isolation & purification
Biopsy
Colon - parasitology
Colon - pathology
Colonic Diseases - parasitology
Colonic Diseases - pathology
Colonoscopy
Humans
Male
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Zusammenfassung:Balantidium coli is a Protozoa that is not usually pathogenic in man, although epidemics have been described in tropical areas. It mainly affects the colon and clinical presentation varies from asymptomatic forms to severe dysenteric syndromes. We present a case of endoscopically diagnosed colonic balantidiasis and review the most important characteristics of this parasite-induced disease.
ISSN:0210-5705