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The Evolution of a Tick Bite Lesion
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) use their mouthparts to cut through the epidermis and insert a barbed hypostome, leading to deep inflammation of local tissues. Herein, we describe cutaneous lesion development resulting from a tick bite at seven time points over a 30-day period. This case highlights the...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2022
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9630052/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36348875 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29865 |