Balantidiasis
Synonyms: Balantidiosis · Ciliary dysentery
- Type
- Disease
- Group
- Disorder
- Inheritance
- Not applicable
- Age of onset
- All ages
- Status
- active
Balantidiasis is an infectious disease, rare in western countries. It is caused by <I>Balantidium coli</I>, a single celled parasite (ciliate protozoan) that is usually associated with intestinal infection in areas associated with pig rearing. It infects humans occasionally, mostly immunocompromised patients. Some infected people may have no symptoms or only mild diarrhea and abdominal discomfort but others may experience more severe symptoms reminiscent of an acute inflammation of the intestines. Symptoms of Balantidiasis may be similar to those of other infections that cause intestinal inflammation, for example, amoebic dysentery. On very rare occasions this bacterium may invade extra-intestinal organs, mostly the lungs. Metronidazole is the treatment of choice.
Names in Orphadata languages
12 of 12 languages| Lang | Name | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| en | Balantidiasis | Balantidiosis · Ciliary dysentery |
| fr | Balantidiase | Balantidiose · Dysenterie ciliaire |
| de | Balantidiose | Balantidienruhr |
| es | Balantidiasis | Disentería ciliar · Balantidiosis |
| it | Balantidiasi | Balantidiosi · Dissenteria ciliare |
| nl | Balantidiasis | Balantidiose · Ciliaire dysenterie |
| pt | Balantidíase | Balantidiose · Disenteria ciliar |
| pl | Balantidioza | Balantidiosis · Dyzeneria rzęskowa |
| cs | Balantidióza | Ciliární dyzenterie |
| uk | Балантидіаз | Балантидіоз · Циліарна дизентерія |
| zh | 小袋纤毛虫病 | 纤毛虫痢疾 |
| tr | Balantidiyazis | Balantidiyoz · Siliyer dizanteri |
Definition in:
Cross-references
qualifier = Orphanet mapping relation| Source | Code | Qualifier | ICD relation | Validation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICD-10 | A07.0 | E | specific | validated |
| ICD-11 | 1A30 | E | specific | validated |
| MONDO | 0005662 | E | validated | |
| MeSH | D001447 | E | validated | |
| UMLS | C0004692 | E | validated | |
| GARD | 809 | E | validated | |
| MedDRA | 10004080 | E | validated |
E exact · NTBT this ORPHAcode is narrower than the target · BTNT broader than the target · ND not decided.
Classification
Preferential parent (Orphanet linearisation):
Parents in the classifications (1):
- ORPHA:163588Rare parasitic disease
rare infectious diseases
No children.
Genes
0 directOrphanet records no gene directly on this code.
Prevalence and incidence
1 record| Type | Class | Value | Area | Qualification | Validation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point prevalence | Unknown | — | Worldwide | Class only | Not yet validated | ORPHANET |
Value is Orphadata's ValMoy: the mean estimate per 100 000 for prevalence and incidence, the number of cases or families for case reports.
HPO phenotypes
Orphanet has no HPO annotation for this code in this release.
Sources for this card
- Orphanet page: orpha.net/en/disease/detail/1223
- This record as JSON: /data/d/1223.json