Korean J Parasitol.  2002 Dec;40(4):199-203. 10.3347/kjp.2002.40.4.199.

Two human cases of tick bite caused by Ixodes nipponensis

• Ko JH
• Cho DY
• Chung BS
• Kim SI

• KMID: 1384735
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2002.40.4.199

Abstract

We report two human cases of tick bite. A 63-year-old male had a pruritic pea-sized brownish nodule on the left popliteal area. Another 41-year-old male had an asymptomatic bean-sized black nodule in the pubic area. The ticks were identified as Ixodes nipponensis, which are the 18th and the 19th cases in Korea.

Keyword

ticks; tick bite; Ixodes

MeSH Terms

Adult
Animals
Bites and Stings/*parasitology/pathology
Human
*Ixodes/anatomy & histology
Male
Middle Aged
Skin/*parasitology/pathology
Tick Infestations/*parasitology/pathology