Abstract

RODRIGUEZ-GONZALEZ, Hardenson et al. Intestinal Perforation and Perianal Ulcer Due to Parasitic Infection. Rev. colomb. Gastroenterol. [online]. 2022, vol.37, n.1, pp.90-94.  Epub May 24, 2022. ISSN 0120-9957.  https://doi.org/10.22516/25007440.715.

Balantidium coli is the largest protozoan and the only ciliated parasite that infects humans. It causes balantidiasis, a disease humans acquire by fecal-oral transmission from its usual host: the pig. We report the case of an immunocompetent schoolgirl who presented with peritonitis due to intestinal perforation, with perianal ulceration secondary to polyparasitism caused by Balantidium coli, Enterobius vermicularis, and Trichuris trichiura. It is a rare, potentially preventable complication with extremely high mortality rates. The patient required eight surgical interventions.

Keywords : Intestinal perforation; balantidiasis; Balantidium; parasites; pediatrics.

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