Korean J Parasitol.
1977 Dec;15(2):127-132. 10.3347/kjp.1977.15.2.127.
A case of human thelaziasis in Seoul
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Catholic Medical College, Korea.
- 2Shin Ne Yong Eye Hospital, Korea.
- KMID: 1713316
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1977.15.2.127
Abstract
- Thelazia callipaeda, parasitic in the eye of 24 years old Korean male, was extracted from the left eye of the patient in Seoul, Korea. We confirmed that as T. callipeada morphologically, based on the descriptions of Hsu and other literature. We presents the 7th human thelaziasis case in Korea with the historical review of the literature.
