Tick Bite
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Tick Bite Complications
Complications of a tick bite include:
Tick paralysis
:
Worsening
weakness
due to a toxin in tick saliva
Tick borne illness
:
Babesiosis
Boutonneuse fever
Colorado tick fever
Ehrlichiosis
Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Tularemia
Typhus
Skin abscess
Cellulitis
:
Cellulitis
of the arm
Cellulitis
of the hand
Cellulitis
of the leg
Cellulitis
of the foot
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Tick Bite Underlying Cause
Related Topics:
Babesiosis
Boutonneuse fever
Colorado tick fever
Ehrlichiosis
Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Tick borne illness
Tularemia
Typhus
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Last Updated: Aug 17, 2008
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Tick Bite References:
Berger BW, Johnson RC, Kodner C, Coleman L. Cultivation of Borrelia burgdorferi from human tick bite sites: a guide to the risk of infection. J Am Acad Dermatol. 1995 Feb;32(2 Pt 1):184-7.
Jensenius M, Fournier PE, Kelly P, Myrvang B, Raoult D. African tick bite fever. Lancet Infect Dis. 2003 Sep;3(9):557-64. Review.
Middleton DB. Tick-borne infections. What starts as a tiny bite may have a serious outcome. Postgrad Med. 1994 Apr;95(5):131-9.
Smith-Fiola DC, Hallman WK. Tick bite victims and their environment: the risk of Lyme disease. N J Med. 1995 Sep;92(9):601-3.
