Two Cases of Human Thelaziasis and Brief Review of Korean cases
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
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: 265-271, 2011.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
The present study was performed to describe 2 cases of human thelaziasis (HT) which occurred in Gyeongsangnam- do and to briefly review the previously reported Korean cases. A 58-year old woman, residing in Hadong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do, came to Gyeongsang National University Hospital (GNUH) complaining of foreign body sensation and itching of the right eye in March 2000. Total 6 adult nematodes of Thelazia callipaeda (2 males and 4 females) were detected in her right eye. A 80-year old man, residing in Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do, came to GNUH complaining of foreign body sensation, itching, and pain of the right eye in December 2007. A total of 5 worms (4 females and 1 degenerated) were removed from his right eye. We analyzed characteristics of the total 39 Korean HT cases reported to date, including the present 2 cases. Most of the cases (71.8%) occurred in Seoul and Gyeonggi-do before 2000, and 21 cases (53.8%) were males and 18 (46.2%) were females. The prevalence was higher in younger ages below 30 years (48.7%) than 31-60 years (41.0%) and over 61 years (10.3%). The seasonal prevalence showed a higher incidence in autumn (43.6%) than in other seasons. Most of the cases (94.9%) were conjunctival sac infections and only 2 (5.1%) were intraocular cases. The present 2 HT cases are the first reported cases in Gyeongsangnam-do. Some characteristics of Korean HT cases were analyzed.
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Assunto principal:
Estações do Ano
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Thelazioidea
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Infecções Oculares
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Incidência
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Prevalência
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Fatores Etários
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Infecções por Spirurida
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Povo Asiático
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de incidência
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Estudo de prevalência
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Estudo prognóstico
Limite:
Aged80
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Animais
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
The Korean Journal of Parasitology
Ano de publicação:
2011
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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