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A Case of Tick Bite from Amblyomma testudinarium on the Glans Penis
Author(s) -
Yamada Yoshitaka,
Dekio Satoshi,
Jidoi Joji,
Isobe Akio,
Shiwaku Kuninori,
Yamane Yosuke
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.1996.tb03986.x
Subject(s) - tick , glans penis , penis , glans , biology , zoology , anatomy , veterinary medicine , dermatology , medicine
A tick which bit the glans penis of a 40‐year‐old Japanese man was surgically excised together with the skin where the bite occurred. It was identified as Amblyomma testudinarium through the taxonomical investigation of its morphological characteristics. To our best knowledge, our patient is the sixth tick bite from this species of tick recorded in the Chugoku District of Japan.