Korean J Parasitol.
1988 Jun;26(2):137-140. 10.3347/kjp.1988.26.2.137.
A human case of Thelazia callipaeda infection with reference to its internal structures
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Parasitology and Institute of Endemic Diseases, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 110-460, Korea.
- 2Korea Association of Health, Kyonggi-do Branch, Suwon, 440-300, Korea.
- KMID: 1714949
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.1988.26.2.137
Abstract
- Female and male nematodes isolated from an eye of a 36 year old Korean man in August 1987 were identified as Thelazia callipaeda. This is the 17th record of human thelaziasis in Korea. The internal structure of both female and male were described.
