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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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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General and Family Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2189-7948
DOI: 10.1002/jgf2.152