Urinary balantidiasis: A rare incidental finding in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Balantidiasis is a rare zoonotic disease in humans. Balantidium coli is 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 involvemen...

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Published in:Journal of cytology 2016-07, Vol.33 (3), p.169-171
Main Authors: Kaur, Sukhpreet, Gupta, Avinash
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Balantidiasis
Balantidium
Balantidium coli (B. coli)
stool
urine
zoonotic
Case Report
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Conflicts of interest
Cysts
Food
Hogs
Infections
Lung diseases
Morphology
Motility
Parasites
Urine
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Summary:Balantidiasis is a rare zoonotic disease in humans. Balantidium coli is 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.
ISSN:0970-9371
0974-5165
DOI:10.4103/0970-9371.188063