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Tick bite mimicking indeterminate cell histiocytosis
Author(s) -
Stringer Thomas,
Ghazi Elizabeth,
Alvarez del Manzano Gilberto,
Beasley Jenna,
Brinster Nooshin,
Oza Vikash S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
pediatric dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 73
eISSN - 1525-1470
pISSN - 0736-8046
DOI - 10.1111/pde.13291
Subject(s) - medicine , histiocyte , lymphoid hyperplasia , histiocytosis , etiology , langerhans cell histiocytosis , pathology , hyperplasia , immunology , dermatology , lymphoma , disease
Ticks are a well‐known vector for viral, bacterial, and rickettsial infections, many of which are accompanied by cutaneous eruptions, but the bite itself can induce a spectrum of inflammatory reactions, including foreign body granuloma, tick bite alopecia, and cutaneous lymphoid hyperplasia. We describe the development of an indeterminate cell histiocytic infiltrate at the site of a tick bite. Although the etiology of intermediate cell histiocytosis is not well understood, this case raises the possibility that such infiltrates may represent an inflammatory reaction in some patients.