title: A case of human thelaziasis in Korea.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Jae Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Kyung Il
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Im
authors.forename: Young Ja
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Byun
authors.forename: Sang Chul
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Kim