Acute appendicitis caused by Balantidium coli
González Sánchez, O.
Revista Cubana de Medicina Tropical 30(1): 9-13
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0375-0760 PMID: 358326 Document Number: 135824
A patient who was surgically treated for acute appendicitis is presented. In the sections of cecal appendix many Balantidium coli trophozoites were found. The history, characteristics, habitat, location, biological aspects and reproduction of this parasite are commented.
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