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Journal of Parasitic Diseases
Published in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases 1/2016

01-03-2016 | Original Article

Balantidium Coli liver abscess: first case report from India

Authors: P. Kapur, A. K. Das, P. R. Kapur, M. Dudeja

Published in: Journal of Parasitic Diseases | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Protozoal infections are common in the tropics. Amoebic colitis is the commonest of these infections and can lead to liver abscess as a complication. Balantidium coli is a rare free moving protozoal parasite which is known to infest human large intestine causing a type of colitis very similar to that caused by Entamoeba histolytica. However this pathogen is not known to cause liver invasion in humans. We report here a case of liver abscess caused by B. coli, which is probably the first such case reported in Indian literature.
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Metadata
Title
Balantidium Coli liver abscess: first case report from India
Authors
P. Kapur
A. K. Das
P. R. Kapur
M. Dudeja
Publication date
01-03-2016
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Journal of Parasitic Diseases / Issue 1/2016
Print ISSN: 0971-7196
Electronic ISSN: 0975-0703
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-014-0464-0

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