title: A human case of house dust mite Tarsonemus floricolus collected from sputum.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 133-791, Korea. jsryu@hanyang.ac.kr
authors.forename: Jae-Sook
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Ryu
authors.forename: Han-Il
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Ree
authors.forename: Duk-Young
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Min
authors.forename: Myoung-Hee
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Ahn
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea; D008297:Male; D008924:Mite Infestations / Q000469:parasitology*; D039981:Pyroglyphidae / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development*; D013183:Sputum / Q000469:parasitology*