Ann Dermatol.  2014 Feb;26(1):127-128. 10.5021/ad.2014.26.1.127.

Tick Bite

• Jeon WS
• Kim HS
• Lee JD
• Cho SH

• KMID: 2265716
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.5021/ad.2014.26.1.127

Abstract

No abstract available.

MeSH Terms

Tick Bites*
Ticks*

Figure

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  Fig. 1 (A) Pruritic and stinging, solitary, brownish nodule on the left back. (B) Photographs showing Ixodesis nipponensis (right: ventral surface; left: dorsal surface; scale: 1 mm; ⓐ: spicular plate; ⓑ: genital aperture; ⓒ: anus and anal groove; ⓓ: coxa IV).

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  Fig. 2 (A) A cavity with surrounding dense inflammatory cells infiltration and amorphous eosinophilic material (arrow) in the dermis (H&E, ×20). (B) Inflammatory cell infiltration composed of lymphocytes, neutrophil, and eosinophils in the dermis (H&E, ×400).

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