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

Abstract

Balantidiasis is a rare zoonotic disease in humans. <i>Balantidium coli</i> 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.