Celik Erkan, Türkoğlu Elif Betül, Boz Ali Altan Ertan, Alagöz Gürsoy
Department of Ophthalmology, Sakarya University Medical Education and Research Hospital , Sakarya , Turkey.
Semin Ophthalmol. 2014 Jul;29(4):186-8. doi: 10.3109/08820538.2013.807847. Epub 2013 Aug 15.
To describe a case of conjuctival tick attachment and the method of removal with blunt forceps.
Case report.
A 36-year-old man presented with a complaint of foreign body sensation in his right eye. He was found to have a tick (Ixodes spp) embedded in his conjunctiva. The tick was removed completely mechanically with a blunt forceps. The patient was examined and followed for tick-transmitted diseases. The patient had no systemic signs and symptoms in follow-up.
The ophthalmologist should maintain an index of suspicion that tick infestation of ocular tissues may present in urban locations. Careful examination, obtaining serology to check for zoonoses, and complete removal should be performed to ensure an uneventful recovery.
描述一例结膜蜱虫附着病例及用钝头镊子摘除的方法。
病例报告。
一名36岁男性因右眼有异物感前来就诊。发现其结膜内嵌入一只蜱虫（硬蜱属）。用钝头镊子将蜱虫完全机械摘除。对该患者进行检查并随访蜱传疾病。随访期间患者无全身症状和体征。
眼科医生应保持怀疑，即城市地区可能存在眼部组织蜱虫感染。应进行仔细检查、进行血清学检查以检测人畜共患病，并彻底摘除，以确保顺利康复。
