Two human cases of Thelazia callipaeda infection in Korea

S T Hong; Y K Park; S K Lee; J H Yoo; A S Kim; Y H Chung; S J Hong

doi:10.3347/kjp.1995.33.2.139

Two human cases of Thelazia callipaeda infection in Korea

Korean J Parasitol. 1995 Jun;33(2):139-44. doi: 10.3347/kjp.1995.33.2.139.

Authors

S T Hong¹, Y K Park, S K Lee, J H Yoo, A S Kim, Y H Chung, S J Hong

Affiliation

¹ Department of Parasitology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Korea.

PMID: 7551806
DOI: 10.3347/kjp.1995.33.2.139

Abstract

Thelazia callipaeda were observed from a 7-month old baby who lived in Uijongbu in 1989 and from a 42-year old man who lived in Anyang in 1994. These are the 23rd and 24th records of human thelaziasis in Korea as the literature are concerned.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Animals
Conjunctivitis / parasitology*
Female
Humans
Infant
Korea
Male
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Spirurida Infections*
Thelazioidea / isolation & purification*
Thelazioidea / ultrastructure