Open AccessDermoscopy of Tick Bite
Author(s) -
Εfstathios Rallis
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the scientific world journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.453
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 2356-6140
pISSN - 1537-744X
DOI - 10.1100/tsw.2010.175
Subject(s) - tick , forceps , trunk , dermatology , lesion , medicine , veterinary medicine , pathology , biology , surgery , ecology
A 54-year-old woman presented with a 12-h history of the appearance of numerous, intensively pruritic, erythematous papules on her trunk. Dermoscopy showed the presence of small-sized ticks in the majority of lesions. By using medium-tipped, angled forceps, 28 ticks were finally removed. The application of dermoscopy to detect the tick in the lesion is easy, inexpensive, and effective for confirming the diagnosis.
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