title: Urinary balantidiasis: A rare incidental finding in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
abstract: Balantidiasis is a rare zoonotic disease in humans.Balantidium coliis the causative ciliated protozoan. We present a case of urinary balantidiasis in a patient having chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who was on steroids for a long time. He has no symptoms of bowel or urinary involvement. We are reporting this case because of its rarity in human urine and also for future references.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Sukhpreet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
authors.forename: Avinash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Balantidiasis; Balantidium; Balantidium coli (B. coli); stool; urine; zoonotic