Dysenteric syndrome due to Balantidium coli: a case report
| Autor: | Anne-Pauline, Bellanger, Emeline, Scherer, Arnault, Cazorla, Frederic, Grenouillet |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Laboratoire Chrono-environnement ( LCE ), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté ( UBFC ) -Université de Franche-Comté ( UFC ) -Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique ( CNRS ), service de parasitologie mycologie CHU Jean Minjoz BESANCON, Hôpital Jean Minjoz, Laboratoire Chrono-environnement - CNRS - UBFC (UMR 6249) (LCE), Université de Franche-Comté (UFC), Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Université Bourgogne Franche-Comté [COMUE] (UBFC)-Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Service de parasitologie et mycologie [CHRU de Besançon], Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Besançon (CHRU Besançon) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Adult
Male MESH: Balantidium Balantidium MESH : Male Fresh Water MESH: Balantidiasis Dysentery MESH : Balantidium Feces MESH : Fresh Water Humans Balantidiasis MESH : Dysentery [SDV.MP.MYC]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Mycology [ SDV.MP.MYC ] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Microbiology and Parasitology/Mycology MESH: Humans MESH : Humans MESH: Feces MESH: Adult MESH : Feces MESH : Adult MESH: Male MESH: Dysentery MESH : Balantidiasis MESH: Fresh Water |
| Zdroj: | Microbiologica-Bologna Microbiologica-Bologna-, Luigi Ponzio e Figlio Editori, 2013, 36 (2), pp.203-5 |
| ISSN: | 1121-7138 |
| Popis: | International audience; A 28-year-old man was hospitalized for a dysenteric syndrome that had developed during the previous days. Physical examination revealed abdominal pains, fever, vomiting and more than ten liquid stools per day. Fresh stool examination showed numerous mobile ciliated trophozoites of Balantidium coli. The patient reported having been on a hike the previous weekend during which he had drunk water through a hydration pouch bladder. Complete resolution was observed after intravenous rehydration and ten days of oral treatment with metronidazole (Flagyl®). Balantidium coli is the largest ciliate protozoan able to infect humans. This parasite is common in pigs and has a worldwide distribution. Human infections, a rare event in industrialised countries, are usually acquired by ingestion of food or water contaminated by mammal faeces. Human B. coli infections are easily treated but may be severe and even fatal if neglected. |
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