Korean J Parasitol.
2003 Sep;41(3):171-173. 10.3347/kjp.2003.41.3.171.
A human case of house dust mite Tarsonemus floricolus collected from sputum
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- 1Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
- 2Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul 120-752, Korea.
- KMID: 1720475
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2003.41.3.171
Abstract
- A 23-year-old medical student showed a positive reaction on a skin test for Paragonimus westermani, and two Tarsonemus floricolus mites were subsequently found by sputum examination and identified morphologically. Our report is the first human case of Tarsonemus floricolus in Korea.
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