Open AccessUrinary balantidiasis: A rare incidental finding in a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Author(s) -
Sukhpreet Kaur,
Avinash Gupta
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of cytology/journal of cytology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 0974-5165
pISSN - 0970-9371
DOI - 10.4103/0970-9371.188063
Subject(s) - medicine , urinary system , pulmonary disease , copd , disease , urine , rare disease , pathology
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.