Case report of Balantidium coli in human from south of Tehran, Iran.
A Patient with Balantidiasis in an urinary bladder is reported. Trichomonas vaginalis were identified and no other cause of the haematuria was apparent. This condition didn't common and may be linked to ectopic Balantidium in urinary bladder.
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Dept of Parasitology, Iran University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran.
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001447:Balantidiasis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001448:Balantidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001706:Biopsy; D003556:Cystitis / Q000209:etiology; D003558:Cystoscopy; D005260:Female; D006417:Hematuria / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D001743:Urinary Bladder / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology