Two human cases of tick bite caused by Ixodes nipponensis.
10.3347/kjp.2002.40.4.199
- Author:
Jung Hun KO
;
Do Youn CHO
;
Byoung Soo CHUNG
;
Suk Il KIM
- Publication Type:Brief Communication ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
ticks;
tick bite;
Ixodes
- MeSH:
Adult;
Animals;
Bites and Stings/*parasitology/pathology;
Human;
*Ixodes/anatomy & histology;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Skin/*parasitology/pathology;
Tick Infestations/*parasitology/pathology
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2002;40(4):199-203
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
We report two human cases of tick bite. A 63-year-old male had a pruritic pea-sized brownish nodule on the left popliteal area. Another 41-year-old male had an asymptomatic bean-sized black nodule in the pubic area. The ticks were identified as Ixodes nipponensis, which are the 18th and the 19th cases in Korea.
