Journal of the Korean Ophthalmological Society 1975;16(4):431-434.
Published online April 1, 1975.
A Case Report of Human Thelaziasis.
Chan Kyu Oh, Won Shik Youn, Seung Yull Cho, Byong Seol Seo
1Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
2Department of Parasitology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
동양안충 ( Thelazia callipaeda ) 감염증의 1례
오찬규 , 윤원식 , 조승력 , 서병설 ( Chan Kyu Oh , Won Shik Yoon , Seung Yull Cho , Byong Seol Seo )
Abstract
The authors preEented the 6th human thelaziasis case in Korea with the review of the literatures. The patient was 18 years old high-school girl who had lived in Seoul since birth. She experienced epiphora and moving foreign body Eensation of the right eye since one week prior to examination, and extracted 2 living worms from the right eye by herEelf on 1 and 2 days prior to examination. Morphological features of an extracted worm are as follows; Gross appearance of the worm is slender milky, white nematode, and microscopic measurements are 12.51mm in length. 0.34mm in maximum width, 15.5micro in depth of oral cavity, 0.667mm in length of the esophagus, 180~220 cuticular striations per mm, anal-opening on 0.088 mm from posterior end, and vulvar-opening on 0.544mm from anterior end. From the above findings it was confirmed as female worm of Thelazia callipaeda Railliet and Henry 1910.


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