Kaur Sukhpreet, Gupta Avinash
Department of Pathology, Bhopal Memorial Hospital and Research Centre, Department of Health Research, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
J Cytol. 2016 Jul-Sep;33(3):169-171. doi: 10.4103/0970-9371.188063.
Balantidiasis is a rare zoonotic disease in humans. 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.
结肠小袋纤毛虫病是一种罕见的人类人畜共患病。结肠小袋纤毛虫是其致病的纤毛原生动物。我们报告一例患有慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD)且长期使用类固醇的患者发生的泌尿生殖道结肠小袋纤毛虫病。他没有肠道或泌尿系统受累的症状。我们报告此病例是因为其在人类尿液中罕见,也为了供未来参考。