A case report of an uncommon parasitic infection of human balantidiasis

SC Parija, Kumar Manochitra, Nonika Rajkumari, Jharna Mandal

Tropical parasitology · 2016 · 15 citations · 6 references

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Balantidium coli, a large, ciliated pathogen, is known to cause balantidiasis in humans. We report a case of B. coli infection in a 37-year-old male with tuberculosis and presenting with fever, anorexia, mild abdominal pain, and episodes of loose stools for 1 week.

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