Erythema migrans associated with Amblyomma testudinarium tick bite: Tick-associated rash illness
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Tick bite—Erythema migrans
This manuscript describes the typical presentation of erythema migrans caused by tick bite. The purposes of this article are (i) to encourage physicians to observe patients with tick bite carefully since it may cause fatal encephalitis, and (ii) to facilitate physicians, especially in endemic areas, to consider tick-borne encephalitis virus as one of the causes of encephalitis.
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Entomology and Zoology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0424-7086,2185-5609
DOI: 10.7601/mez.64.47