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| Issue : 3 | Page : 169-171 |
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Urinary balantidiasis: A rare incidental finding in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Sukhpreet Kaur, Avinash Gupta
Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Sukhpreet Kaur
Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-9371.188063
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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. |
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