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PEREZ-HERNANDEZ, Cristian J.; ROCHA-AGUIRRE, Juan Eduardo  y  PARRA-MEDINA, Rafael. Apendicular balantidium coli as incidental finding during surgery. Report of a case. Infect. [online]. 2021, vol.25, n.2, pp.138-141.  Epub 10-Mayo-2021. ISSN 0123-9392.  https://doi.org/10.22354/in.v25i2.933.

Balantidium coli is the only member of the Balantidiiae family capable of infecting human beings. We present one in a 43 years-old male admitted for a surgical co rrection of an incisional hernia with prophylactic appendicectomy. Histopathological findings reported the cecal appendix within normal architecture, appendicitis and peri-appendicitis free. At the lumen big, rounded shape structures (aprox. 50 mm) were visible with broad cytoplasm, big vacuoles, peripheral cilia and dense nucleus, corresponding to Balantidium coli trophozoites.

Palabras clave : balantidiasis; balantidium coli; ciliated protozoa; cecal appendix and ventral (incisional) hernia repair.

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