An infectious diseases with tick bite

Tick Bite

Vol. 26 No. 1, 2014 127 Received November 22, 2012, Revised February 13, 2013, Accepted for publication March 12, 2013 Corresponding author: Sang Hyun Cho, Department of Dermatology, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, 56 Dongsu-ro, Bupyeong-gu, Incheon 403-720, Korea. Tel: 82-32-280-5102, Fax: 82-32-506-9514, E-mail: [email protected] This is...

Tick bite prevention and tick removal.

Ticks are small blood feeding ectoparasites with a global distribution. They are important vectors of disease pathogens including rickettsiae, spirochaetes, and viruses. Prevention of tick attachment and rapid removal reduce the risk of contracting tickborne diseases, and there are many recommendations on how to achieve this. This article aims to review the evidence base for tick bite preventio...

Tick bite—Erythema migrans

This manuscript describes the typical presentation of erythema migrans caused by tick bite. The purposes of this article are (i) to encourage physicians to observe patients with tick bite carefully since it may cause fatal encephalitis, and (ii) to facilitate physicians, especially in endemic areas, to consider tick-borne encephalitis virus as one of the causes of encephalitis.

Tick bite presenting with acute abdomen

A 24year old man presented to the emergency department with complain acute onset pain abdomen for 3days. The pain started in the umbilical region, later became diffuse. There was no history of fever, vomiting or irregular bladder and bowel habits. He consulted twice in the nearby hospital for pain abdomen. Routine blood investigation, including ultrasonography of the abdomen and pelvis was also...

Cancer research meets tick vectors for infectious diseases.