An Uncommon Presentation of Human Otoacariasis by Haemaphysalis longicornis.
- Author:
Jin Young CHOI
1
;
Baik Kee CHO
;
Young Bok LEE
;
Dong Soo YU
;
Beom Cho JUN
;
In Yong LEE
;
Jin Wou KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Ixodidae; Tick bites; Tick infestations
- MeSH: Animals; Animals, Wild; Child; Communicable Diseases; Developed Countries; Ear; Ear Canal; Earache; Female; Humans*; Insects; Ixodidae; Korea; Mites; Parasites; Tick Bites; Tick Infestations; Ticks; Tympanic Membrane
- From:Annals of Dermatology 2018;30(3):348-350
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Ticks are obligate parasites on animals and sometimes humans. They usually suck the blood of the hosts and can carry various infectious diseases as a vector. Otoacariasis is the presence of ticks and mites within the ear canal and relatively common in domestic and wild animals. However, tick infestations of human ear canals are rarely reported in the scientific literature and hardly occur in developed countries. Herein, we report a rare case of otoaracariasis involving Haemaphysalis longicornis . A 9-year-old girl living in a suburb presented with otalgia of left ear for 1 day. Otoscopic examination revealed a huge insect occluding the tympanic membrane. Tick removal and washing of external auditory canal was done successfully. The causative tick was identified as the H. longicornis. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of human otoacariasis by a H. longicornis in Korea.
