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Case Reports
. 1989 Jun;20(2):233-6.

First case of human Thelaziasis in Indonesia

E Kosin  1 , M L Kosman, A A Depary
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  • PMID: 2609214
Case Reports

First case of human Thelaziasis in Indonesia

E Kosin et al. Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 1989 Jun.

Abstract

The thread-like worms removed from the right eye of a 10 month-old boy in North Sumatra were shown to be female Thelazia callipaeda, by the shape of the buccal capsule and the position of the vulva. This is the first report of human infection of Thelazia callipaeda in Indonesia.

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