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Ji Myong Yoo	1 Article
Two Cases of Human Thelaziasis and Brief Review of Korean cases Woon-Mok Sohn, Byoung-Kuk Na, Ji Myong Yoo Korean J Parasitol 2011;49(3):265-271. Published online September 30, 2011 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2011.49.3.265 Abstract PDF 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. Citations Citations to this article as recorded by Intraocular Thelaziasis: A rare case from central India Lubna Khan, Archana Wankhade, Kiu Mondal, Snigdha K Saxena, Gargee Mishra, Chashin R Roomching Indian Journal of Ophthalmology - Case Reports.2026; 6(1): 33. CrossRef Thelazia callipaeda (Nematoda: Spirurida) infections in 2 wildlife species, Prionailurus bengalensis and Nyctereutes procyonoides, in Korea Jinho Jang, Young-Seok Park, YoungMin Yun, Keeseon S. Eom, Seongjun Choe Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.2025; 63(1): 95. CrossRef Thelaziasis in humans: A systematic review of reported cases D. Katterine Bonilla-Aldana, Jorge Luis Bonilla-Aldana, Jaime David Acosta-España, Ranjit Sah, Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales New Microbes and New Infections.2025; 65: 101599. CrossRef Eight cases of canine thelaziosis found in two localities in Korea Seongjun Choe, Sunmin Kim, Tilak Chandra Nath, Jeong-Ho Kim Parasites, Hosts and Diseases.2023; 61(3): 325. CrossRef A Case of Human Thelaziasis and Review of Chinese Cases Shi Nan Liu, Fang Fang Xu, Wen Qing Chen, Peng Jiang, Jing Cui, Zhong Quan Wang, Xi Zhang Acta Parasitologica.2020; 65(3): 783. CrossRef A human corneal ulcer caused by Thelazia callipaeda in Southwest China: case report Xiaoxing Wei, Bo Liu, Yijian Li, Ke Wang, Lixia Gao, Yuli Yang Parasitology Research.2020; 119(10): 3531. CrossRef Periocular thelaziasis presenting as an orbital mass – a case report Kirthi Koka, Andrea Tongbram, Bipasha Mukherjee, Raman Muthusamy, Azhahia Nambi, Jyotirmay Biswas Orbit.2019; 38(6): 503. CrossRef A Pediatric Case of Thelaziasis in Korea Chung Hyuk Yim, Jeong Hee Ko, Jung Hyun Lee, Yu Mi Choi, Won Wook Lee, Sang Ki Ahn, Myoung Hee Ahn, Kyong Eun Choi The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2016; 54(3): 319. CrossRef Ocular thelaziasis in a 7-month-old infant AK Handique, A Tamuli, AM Khan Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology.2014; 32(1): 84. CrossRef Mitochondrial Genome of the Eyeworm, Thelazia callipaeda (Nematoda: Spirurida), as the First Representative from the Family Thelaziidae Guo-Hua Liu, Robin B. Gasser, Domenico Otranto, Min-Jun Xu, Ji-Long Shen, Namitha Mohandas, Dong-Hui Zhou, Xing-Quan Zhu, Peter U. Fischer PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.2013; 7(1): e2029. CrossRef The First Human Case of Thelazia callipaeda Infection in Vietnam Nguyen Van De, Thanh Hoa Le, Jong-Yil Chai The Korean Journal of Parasitology.2012; 50(3): 221. CrossRef 9,913 View 80 Download Crossref