A human case of house dust mite Tarsonemus floricolus collected from sputum

A human case of house dust mite Tarsonemus floricolus collected from sputum

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.

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Veröffentlicht in:Korean journal of parasitology 2003-09, Vol.41 (3), p.171-173
Hauptverfasser: Ryu, Jae-Sook, Ree, Han-Il, Min, Duk-Young, Ahn, Myoung-Hee
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adult
Animals
Case Report
Female
Humans
Korea
Male
Mite Infestations - parasitology
Pyroglyphidae - anatomy & histology
Pyroglyphidae - growth & development
Sputum - parasitology
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:0023-4001
1738-0006
DOI:10.3347/kjp.2003.41.3.171