Ryu Jae-Sook, Ree Han-Il, Min Duk-Young, Ahn Myoung-Hee
Department of Parasitology, Hanyang University College of Medicine, Seoul 133-791, Korea.
Korean J Parasitol. 2003 Sep;41(3):171-3. doi: 10.3347/kjp.2003.41.3.171.
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.