Balantidiasis in an Amerindian child from the Sierra de Perijá-Venezuela. A Case Report

A case of balantidiasis in an Amerindian Yukpa child with diarrhea due to Balantidium coli was reported in the Sierra de Perijá-Venezuela. The diagnosis was made with direct stool examination. The initial management included Metronidazol, with a satisfactory outcome.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rosita Cheng-Ng, Raimy Mindiola, Francis Villarroel, Saul Dorfman, Odelis Díaz-Suárez, Ricardo Atencio
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Spanish
Published: Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales 2006
Subjects:
Balantidium coli
diarrea
metronidazol
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/474df424c8d142a496aabcfde9b0c4f4
Description
Summary:A case of balantidiasis in an Amerindian Yukpa child with diarrhea due to Balantidium coli was reported in the Sierra de Perijá-Venezuela. The diagnosis was made with direct stool examination. The initial management included Metronidazol, with a satisfactory outcome.

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