European Journal of Dermatology
MENUWhen professional forceps are not available: Efficient tick removal using a no. 15 scalpel as a spade Volume 25, issue 2, April 2015
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1 Department of Dermatology,
Venerology, Allergology,
University Hospital,
Albert Einstein Allee 23,
89081 Ulm, Germany
Venerology, Allergology,
University Hospital,
Albert Einstein Allee 23,
89081 Ulm, Germany
- DOI : 10.1684/ejd.2014.2489
- Page(s) : 193-4
- Published in: 2015
Ticks are nasty parasites which often move to the armpits, groins and the neck. The bite is painless. Therefore many patients will not notice the bite immediately and present themselves to an emergency department at night. Ticks transmit a variety of serious bacterial infections. The most common ones are Lyme borreliosis, tularaemia, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and Q-fever [1]. Apart from bacteria, they transmit several virus-associated fever and encephalitis syndromes [2-4]. Around 15-30% of the [...]