No abstract available.
Ixodes* ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks*

No abstract available.
Dermoscopy* ; Male ; Penis* ; Ticks*

No abstract available.
Dermoscopy* ; Male ; Penis* ; Ticks*

No abstract available.
Tick Bites* ; Ticks*

No abstract available.
Ixodes* ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks*

No abstract available.
Antibodies* ; Borrelia burgdorferi* ; Borrelia* ; Ticks*

Geometically standardaized dental radiographs were taken. We prepared Digital Cu-Equivalent Image Analyzing System for quantitative assessment of mandible bone. Images of radographs were digitized by means of Quick scanner and personal Mcquintosh computer. NIH image as software was used for analyzing images. A stepwedge composed of 10 steps of 0.1mm copper foil in tickness was used for reference material.This study evaluated the effects of step numbers of copper wedge adopted for calculating equation, kVp and exposure time on the coefficient of determination(r2)of the equation for conversion to Cu-equivalent image and the coefficient of variation and Cu-Eq value(mm) measured at each copper step and alveolar bone of mandible. The results were as follows: 1. The coefficients of determination(r2) of 10 conversion equations ranged from 0.9996 to 0.9973(mean=0.9988) under 70kVp and 0.16 sec. exposure. The equation showed the highest r2 was Y=4.75614612-0.06300524x +0.00032367x2 -0.00000060x3. 2. The value of r2 became lower when the equation was calculated from the copper stepwedge including 1.0mm step. In case of including 0mm step for calculation, the value of r2 showed variability. 3. The coefficient of variation showed 0.11, 0.20 respectively at each copper step of 0.2, 0.1mm in thickness. Those of the other steps to 0.9 mm ranged from 0.06 to 0.09 in mean value. 4. The mean Cu-Eq value of alveolar bone was 0.14+/-0.02mm under optimal exposure. The values were lower than the mean under the exposures over 0.20sec. in 60kVp and over 0.16sec. in 70kVp . 5. Under the exposure condition of 60kVp 0.16sec., the coefficient of variation showed 0.03, 0.05 respectively at each copper-step of 0.3, 0.2mm in thickness. The value of r2 showed over 0.9991 from both 9 and 10 steps of copper. The Cu-Eq value and the coefficient of variation was 0.14+/-0.01mm and 0.07 at alveolar bone respectively. In summary, A clinical application of this system seemed to be useful for assessment of quantitative assessment of alveolar provided high coefficient of determination is obtained by the modified adoption of copper step numbers and the low coefficient of variation for the range of Cu-Equivalent value of alveolar bone from optimal kVp and exposure time for each x-ray machine.
Copper ; Humans ; Mandible ; Radiography* ; Ticks

A tick in the ear is a very painful condition and removal is difficult because it grips firmly to the external auditory canal or tympanic membrane. Facial paralysis is a rarely reported localised neurological complication of an intra-aural tick infestation. The pathophysiology of localised paralysis is discussed, together with the safe way of handling patients with an intra-aural tick infestation.
Ticks ; Isolated ; physiopathological ; Paralysis ; Membranes

The pathology related to a tick bite reaction is well described. Formation of a cavity below the mouthparts of the tick and mixed dense cellular dermal infiltration are general histopathologic findings of a tick bite. In addition, granuloma formation, vasculitic response, and panniculitis were reported. We present two cases of tick bite showing a new histopathologic finding, a localized fat herniation response.
Granuloma ; Panniculitis ; Pathology ; Tick Bites* ; Ticks*

Chemotherapeutic treatment is still the foundation of tick control programs. This study investigated the acaricidal efficacy of cypermethrin alone and in combination with chlorpyrifos against Haemaphysalis (H.) longicornis. Unfed larval ticks were exposed to 0.1, 1.0, and 10 mg/mL cypermethrin for 60 min, after which the acaricidal efficacy was examined based on tick mortality. All compounds showed similar suppression curves, with the best control being achieved by cypermethrin and chlorpyrifos (1 : 1 ratio) at 10 mg/mL. Effective cypermethrin concentrations for tick control were two to seven times higher than the recommended doses, indicating resistance by H. longicornis.
Chlorpyrifos* ; Ixodidae* ; Mortality ; Tick Control ; Ticks