Dermoscopy for Tick Bite: Reconfirmation of the Usefulness for the Initial Diagnosis

Ticks transmit a variety of infectious diseases. Diagnosis requires verification of a tick’s presence. Here, we describe a 61-year-old woman bitten by an eight-legged nymphal Amblyomma testudinarium. We re-emphasize the usefulness of dermoscopy for identifying signs of the bite and determining the s...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Matsuda, Naoki Oiso, Yasuhiro Yano, Akira Kawada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2011-04-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/328181