Korean J Parasitol.  2017 Oct;55(5):565-568. 10.3347/kjp.2017.55.5.565.

A Case of Engorged Female Hard Tick in the External Auditory Canal of an Infant

• Sung WJ
• Kim YH

• KMID: 2395762
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2017.55.5.565

Abstract

An oval-shaped mass with a smooth surface was found in the ear canal of a 22-month-old male infant. Although the mass appeared to be almost entirely blocking the ear canal, it was successfully removed under a surgical microscope without general anesthesia at the outpatient department. Under an optical microscope with hematoxylin and eosin staining, the specimen was observed to have a cuticle with a serrated surface and a pore canal, as well as parts of the capitulum, salivary glands, muscles, midgut, and the legs. The specimen was identified as a hard tick of the family Ixodidae, based on gross and histological findings. This paper is the first report in Korea on the diagnosis and treatment of a tick bite in the ear canal.

Keyword

Infant; ear canal; tick

MeSH Terms

Anesthesia, General
Diagnosis
Ear Canal*
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Female*
Hematoxylin
Humans
Infant*
Ixodidae*
Korea
Leg
Male
Muscles
Outpatients
Salivary Glands
Tick Bites
Ticks
Eosine Yellowish-(YS)
Hematoxylin