Conjunctival Attachment of a Live Paralysis Tick, Ixodes holocyclus, in a Child: A Case Report
We describe a rare clinical finding of conjunctival tick attachment in a child. A 10-year-old boy presented to the clinic with right-eye itch. He was found to have a live tick firmly attached to his right temporal conjunctiva. The tick was identified as the larval stage of the paralysis tick, Ixodes...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Karger Publishers
2015-04-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Ophthalmology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/381743 |