JLE

European Journal of Dermatology

MENU

When professional forceps are not available: Efficient tick removal using a no. 15 scalpel as a spade Volume 25, issue 2, April 2015

Figures


  • Figure 1
Authors
1 Department of Dermatology,
Venerology, Allergology,
University Hospital,
Albert Einstein Allee 23,
89081 Ulm, Germany
2 Department of Dermatology,
Venerology and Allergology,
University Hospital Essen,
Germany

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 [...]