Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine (대한기생충학·열대의학회)
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A human case of house dust mite Tarsonemus floricolus collected from sputum

  • Ryu, Jae-Sook (Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ree, Han-Il (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Min, Duk-Young (Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Ahn, Myoung-Hee (Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine)
  • Published : 2003.09.01
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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 floricofus in Korea.

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