[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 balantidiasis and review the most important characteristics of this parasite-induced disease.
González de Canales Simón
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Servicio de Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario, Valladolid.
del Olmo Martínez
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Cortejoso Hernández
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Arranz Santos
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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