A Case of Engorged Female Hard Tick in the External Auditory Canal of an Infant.
10.3347/kjp.2017.55.5.565
- Author:
Woo Jung SUNG
1
;
Yee Hyuk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Catholic University of Daegu, Daegu 42472, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Infant;
ear canal;
tick
- MeSH:
Anesthesia, General;
Diagnosis;
Ear Canal*;
Eosine Yellowish-(YS);
Female*;
Hematoxylin;
Humans;
Infant*;
Ixodidae*;
Korea;
Leg;
Male;
Muscles;
Outpatients;
Salivary Glands;
Tick Bites;
Ticks
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2017;55(5):565-568
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
An oval-shaped mass with a smooth surface was found in the ear canal of a 22-month-old male infant. Although the mass appeared to be almost entirely blocking the ear canal, it was successfully removed under a surgical microscope without general anesthesia at the outpatient department. Under an optical microscope with hematoxylin and eosin staining, the specimen was observed to have a cuticle with a serrated surface and a pore canal, as well as parts of the capitulum, salivary glands, muscles, midgut, and the legs. The specimen was identified as a hard tick of the family Ixodidae, based on gross and histological findings. This paper is the first report in Korea on the diagnosis and treatment of a tick bite in the ear canal.
