Dermatoses from ticks - 29/08/11
Abstract |
Ticks are ectoparasites that cause dermatologic disease directly by their bite and indirectly as vectors of bacterial, rickettsial, protozoal, and viral diseases. In North America, where ticks are the leading cause of vector-borne infection, dermatologists should recognize several tick species. Basic tick biology and identification will be reviewed. Tick bites cause a variety of acute and chronic skin lesions. The tick-borne diseases include Lyme disease, tick-borne relapsing fever, tularemia, babesiosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, other spotted fevers, ehrlichiosis, Colorado tick fever, and others. The epidemiology, clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of these diseases are reviewed with an emphasis on cutaneous manifestations. Finally, the prevention of diseases caused by ticks is reviewed.
Learning objectives: At the conclusion of this learning activity, participants should be familiar with the ticks that cause disease, as well as the etiology, clinical presentation, dermatologic manifestations, diagnosis, management, and prevention of diseases caused by ticks.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Abbreviations : ACA, BL, CBCL, CDC, CTF, DEET, ELISA, EM, HGE, HME, LSEA, PCR, RMSF, TBRF
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Funding sources: None. Conflict of interest: None identified. |
Vol 49 - N° 3
P. 363-392 - septembre 2003 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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