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Dysentery Caused by Balantidium coli in China

  • Yu, Peixia (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanxi Bethune Hospital & Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Rong, JianRong (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanxi Bethune Hospital & Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Zhang, Yan (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanxi Bethune Hospital & Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences) ;
  • Du, Jingjing (Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Shanxi Bethune Hospital & Shanxi Academy of Medical Sciences)
  • Received : 2019.12.11
  • Accepted : 2020.02.12
  • Published : 2020.02.29
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Abstract

Balantidium coli human infection predominantly occurs in tropical and subtropical regions in the world. Human case is extremely rare in China. This report details a case of B. coli infection in a 68-year-old man in China, who presented with history of abdominal pain, tenesmus, diarrhea with blood and was diagnosed as B. coli-caused dysentery. Our case indicates possible occurrence of Balantidium coli-related disease in cooler climates. This case is presented not only because of its rarity but also for future references.

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