A human case of tick bite by Ixodes persulcatus

Korean J Parasitol. 1998 Mar;36(1):63-5. doi: 10.3347/kjp.1998.36.1.63.

Abstract

The first case of tick bite by Ixodes persulcatus in Korea is reported. The tick was found on the skin of right lower axilla region of a 60-year-old woman.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Axilla
  • Bites and Stings / parasitology*
  • Bites and Stings / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ixodes / anatomy & histology*
  • Ixodes / classification
  • Korea
  • Middle Aged
  • Skin / parasitology
  • Skin / pathology