Tick Infestation of Eyelid: Two Case Reports

Tick infestation of the eyelid is a rare but serious condition that can lead to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. In this report, we describe two cases who presented with tick infestation of the eyelid. Neither patient developed systemic disease or adverse sequelae after tick extraction. Complete mec...

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Autores principales: Uzun, Aslıhan, Gök, Mustafa, İşcanlı, Murat Doğan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Galenos Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5200840/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28058170
http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjo.43660
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description Tick infestation of the eyelid is a rare but serious condition that can lead to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. In this report, we describe two cases who presented with tick infestation of the eyelid. Neither patient developed systemic disease or adverse sequelae after tick extraction. Complete mechanical removal of ticks located on the eyelid with blunt forceps is a safe and effective treatment method.
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spelling pubmed-52008402017-01-05 Tick Infestation of Eyelid: Two Case Reports Uzun, Aslıhan Gök, Mustafa İşcanlı, Murat Doğan Turk J Ophthalmol Case Report Tick infestation of the eyelid is a rare but serious condition that can lead to Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever. In this report, we describe two cases who presented with tick infestation of the eyelid. Neither patient developed systemic disease or adverse sequelae after tick extraction. Complete mechanical removal of ticks located on the eyelid with blunt forceps is a safe and effective treatment method. Galenos Publishing 2016-10 2016-10-17 /pmc/articles/PMC5200840/ /pubmed/28058170 http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjo.43660 Text en ©Turkish Journal of Ophthalmology, Published by Galenos Publishing. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.5/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5200840/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.4274/tjo.43660
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