Urinary balantidiasis in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and lupus nephritis: a case report

Abstract Background Balantidium coli, a parasitic unicellular ciliate, often causes asymptomatic balantidiasis of the colon, but extraintestinal disease may occur rarely in immunosuppressed individuals. Renal balantidiasis associated with systemic lupus erythematosus has not been reported before. Ca...

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Main Authors: Pongsakorn Martviset, Kridsada Sirisabhabhorn, Supaporn Pumpa, Pochong Rhongbutsri, Aree Taylor, Walter R. J. Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13256-020-02389-7