Tick bite: Report of a Case and Review of Korean Cases.
- Author:
Seok Kweon YUN
1
;
Gi Bong KO
;
Taek Hwan CHON
Author Information
1. Department of Dermatology, Chonbuk National University Medical School, Chonju, Korea. dermayun@moak.chonbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tick bite, Ixodes nipponensis;
Korea
- MeSH:
Age Distribution;
Aged;
Extremities;
Female;
Head;
Humans;
Ixodes;
Korea;
Neck;
Seasons;
Tick Bites*;
Ticks*
- From:Korean Journal of Dermatology
2001;39(8):891-895
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a tick bite by Ixodes nipponensis found on the neck of a 75-year-old female. The tick was thought to be in the lesion for 10 days. Till now 31 cases of tick bites were reported in Korea including the present case. The review of the Korean cases revealed that the ratio of female/male was 1.3 : 1, its age distribution was from 1st to 8th decade, sites of the invasion were trunk, head and neck, extremities, and anogenital area in order of frequency. Its prevalent season was spring and summer and the most common species(17/31) was Ixodes nipponensis.
