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Balantidiasis Home Care: Warning Signs

Notify your doctor if you have balantidiasis and any of the following:

Black stools
Rectal bleeding
Diarrhea that persists for longer than 2 weeks
Fever over 102 degrees F (38.8 C)
Fever over 100.4 degrees F (38 C) in infants
Worsening abdominal pain
Repeated vomiting

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Last Updated: Nov 4, 2008 References

Authors: Stephen J. Schueler, MD; John H. Beckett, MD; D. Scott Gettings, MD

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Balantidiasis References:

Aucott JN, Ravdin JI: Amebiasis and "nonpathogenic" intestinal protozoa. Infect Dis Clin North Am 1993 Sep; 7(3): 467-85.
Kamberoglou D, Savva S, Adraskelas N, Yannitsiotis A, Cocca E. Balantidiasis complicating a case of ulcerative colitis. Am J Gastroenterol. 1990 Jun;85(6):765-6.