{"title":"Ixodidae - A rare cause of blepharitis.","authors":"C Alekhya, A R Rajalakshmi, Swathi Nagarajan","doi":"10.4103/tp.tp_92_21","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Hard ticks are mainly responsible for more \"tick-borne\" diseases in humans when compared to soft ticks. Tick infestation of ocular and periocular tissues is rare. We report the case of a 61-year-old male with left upper eyelid edema with erythema and live parasite on the lid margin.</p>","PeriodicalId":37825,"journal":{"name":"Tropical Parasitology","volume":"13 1","pages":"63-65"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10321583/pdf/","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Tropical Parasitology","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4103/tp.tp_92_21","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"2023/5/19 0:00:00","PubModel":"Epub","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Hard ticks are mainly responsible for more "tick-borne" diseases in humans when compared to soft ticks. Tick infestation of ocular and periocular tissues is rare. We report the case of a 61-year-old male with left upper eyelid edema with erythema and live parasite on the lid margin.
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Tropical Parasitology, a publication of Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology, is a peer-reviewed online journal with Semiannual print on demand compilation of issues published. The journal’s full text is available online at www.tropicalparasitology.org. The journal allows free access (Open Access) to its contents and permits authors to self-archive final accepted version of the articles on any OAI-compliant institutional / subject-based repository. The journal will cover technical and clinical studies related to health, ethical and social issues in field of parasitology. Articles with clinical interest and implications will be given preference.
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