Deer tick masquerading as pigmented conjunctival lesion

PURPOSE: Conjunctival adherence of a tick is an uncommon event with few reports previously cited in the literature. We report a unique case of tick penetration, specifically a black-legged deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), into the conjunctiva. OBSERVATIONS: This patient experienced a 3-week history of...

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Autores principales: Kuriakose, Robin K., Grant, Lorna W., Chin, Eric K., Almeida, David R.P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2016
Materias:
Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.12.018

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758024/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29503958
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajoc.2016.12.018

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