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Kasmera

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CHENG-NG, Rosita et al. Balantidiasis in an Amerindian child from the Sierra de Perijá-Venezuela: A Case Report. Kasmera [online]. 2006, vol.34, n.2, pp.127-132. ISSN 0075-5222.

A case of balantidiasis in an Amerindian Yukpa child with diarrhea due to Balantidium coli was reported in the Sierra de Perijá-Venezuela. The diagnosis was made with direct stool examination. The initial management included Metronidazol, with a satisfactory outcome.

Keywords : Balantidium coli; diarrhea; metronidazol.

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