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Conjunctival tick infestation

Konjunktival kene enfestasyonu

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In addition, it is important to remove the tick as a whole.

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Objective & Hypothesis:We aimed to report the treatment of a patient with conjunctival localized tick infestation.
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Key Findings & Data:A seven year old boy was brought to the emergency department with a complaint of tick bite on his left eye.
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Conclusion & Impact:In addition, it is important to remove the tick as a whole.
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Abstract

We aimed to report the treatment of a patient with conjunctival localized tick infestation. A seven year old boy was brought to the emergency department with a complaint of tick bite on his left eye. Biomicroscopically, the tick was seen on the temporal conjunctiva. The tick was removed with a proper technique using a blunt-ended forceps. The species of tick was identified as Ixodes species on microscopic examination. Lid or conjunctival localized ticks may be overlooked during macroscopic examination. Therefore, patients admitted to the emergency department with complaints of foreign body sen- sation in their eyes must be consulted with an ophthalmologist. In addition, it is important to remove the tick as a whole.

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Konjunktiva yerleşimli kene enfestasyonu nedeniyle tedavi edilen bir olgunun sunulması amaçlanmıştır. Yedi yaşında erkek hasta sol gözünü kene ısırması şikayeti ile acil servise getirildi. Yapılan muayenede sol göz konjunktivada kene izlendi. Dişsiz pensetle kene konjunktivadan bütün ola- rak çıkarıldı. Mikroskobik incelemede kenenin Ixodes türü olduğu belirlendi. Kapak veya konjunktiva katlantıları arasındaki kene makroskopik muayenede gözden ka- çabilir. Bu nedenle, acil servise gözde yabancı cisim hissi şikayeti ile başvuran hastalarda mut- laka bir göz hekimine danışılmalıdır. Ek olarak kenenin bir bütün olarak çıkarılmasına ve do- ku içinde kene parçacıklarının kalmamasına dikkat edilmelidir.

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BULUT, A., GEDİZ, B. Ş., ÖNER, V., TÜRKYILMAZ, K., DURMUŞ, M. (2013). Conjunctival tick infestation. MN Oftalmoloji, Cilt: 20 - Sayı: 2, 137–139. https://ajindex.com/articles/295404

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