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==[[ | ==Background== | ||
== | [[File:Amblyomma americanum tick.jpg|thumb|Lone Star Tick (Amblyomma americanum)]] | ||
==[[ | [[File:Ixodes scapularis.jpg|thumb|Ixodes tick]] | ||
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===Tick Identification=== | |||
*Ixodida (ticks) | |||
**Nuttalliellidae (a southern African tick) | |||
**Ixodidae (hard ticks) | |||
**Argasidae (soft ticks) | |||
==Clinical Features== | |||
{{Tick borne illnesses DDX}} | |||
==Differential Diagnosis== | |||
{{Ectoparasite DDX}} | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[Tick removal]] | |||
==External Links== | |||
*Muhammad Durrani, "Emerging Tick-Borne Illnesses: Not Just Lyme Disease Part 1", REBEL EM blog, November 2, 2020. Available at: https://rebelem.com/emerging-tick-borne-illnesses-not-just-lyme-disease-part-1/ (includes diagnosis flowchart) | |||
==References== | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:08, 13 January 2021
Background
Tick Identification
- Ixodida (ticks)
- Nuttalliellidae (a southern African tick)
- Ixodidae (hard ticks)
- Argasidae (soft ticks)
Clinical Features
Tick Borne Illnesses
- Babesiosis
- Colorado tick fever
- Ehrlichiosis
- Heartland virus
- Lyme
- Murine typhus
- Rocky mountain spotted fever
- Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI)
- Tick paralysis
- Tularemia
Differential Diagnosis
Domestic U.S. Ectoparasites
See also travel-related skin conditions
See Also
External Links
- Muhammad Durrani, "Emerging Tick-Borne Illnesses: Not Just Lyme Disease Part 1", REBEL EM blog, November 2, 2020. Available at: https://rebelem.com/emerging-tick-borne-illnesses-not-just-lyme-disease-part-1/ (includes diagnosis flowchart)