A case of human thelaziasis in Korea.

Author: Jae Sook RYU ¹ ; Kyung Il IM ; Young Ja BYUN ; Sang Chul KIM
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1. Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul 120, Korea.
Publication Type:Original Article
MeSH: parasitology-helminth-nematoda; Thelazia callipaeda; thelaziasis; case report
From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology 1987;25(1):83-84
CountryRepublic of Korea
Language:English
Abstract: The 15th case of human thelaziasis is reported from Korea. The patient was a 15-year-old girl from Seoul. Both of the worms which were removed from her eye were female and were identified by the number of transverse cuticular striations (281, 172 and 162/mm in the oesophageal, middle and posterior portions, respectively), as Thelazia callipaeda. The patient owned a pet dog ADDITIONAL ABSTRACT: The 15-year-old patient had herself removed a worm from one eye. Two worms were identified morphologically as Thelazia callipaeda. The source of infection was uncertain, but the patient was known to have close contact with a dog. The authors refer to 14 previously reported cases of thelaziasis in Korea.