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Revista colombiana de Gastroenterología
versión impresa ISSN 0120-9957versión On-line ISSN 2500-7440
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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 24-Mayo-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.
Palabras clave : Intestinal perforation; balantidiasis; Balantidium; parasites; pediatrics.