title: [Colonic balantidiasis].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario, Valladolid.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: González de Canales Simón
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: del Olmo Martínez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cortejoso Hernández
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arranz Santos
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D001447:Balantidiasis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D001448:Balantidium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001706:Biopsy; D003106:Colon / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003108:Colonic Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology*; D003113:Colonoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male