title: A pediatric case report and literature review of thelaziosis in China.
abstract: Thelaziosis is a zoonosis with regional epidemics, mainly present in oriental countries, with a majority of cases reported from China. We report a pediatric case of thelaziosis and present a literature review of Chinese case reports. The epidemiological features and clinical characteristics of thelaziosis in China are presented.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, 92, Bei Er Road, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Si
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Ophthalmology, Qi Lu Children's Hospital of Shandong Medical University, Huaiyin District, Jinan, China.
authors.forename: Shu-Juan
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Endocrine Diseases of Liaoning Province, Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Institute of Endocrinology, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Heping District, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Xiao-Li
authors.initials: XL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, 92, Bei Er Road, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Mei-Yang
authors.initials: MY
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, 92, Bei Er Road, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, China.
authors.forename: Shu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of AIDS Immunology of National Health and Family Planning Commission of PR China, Department of Laboratory Medicine, the First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Heping District, Shenyang, China.
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shang
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Medical University, 92, Bei Er Road, Heping District, Shenyang, 110001, China. Electronic address: cmucl@126.com.
authors.forename: Chun-Li
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: An
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017205:Spirurida Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D013802:Thelazioidea / Q000302:isolation & purification*
keywords: Case report; Epidemiological features; Thelazia callipaeda; Thelaziosis