Surgical Removal of a Tick-Bite Region Without the Presence of an Insect Body

Clin Case Rep. 2025 Aug 15;13(8):e70801. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.70801. eCollection 2025 Aug.

Abstract

In the absence of an insect body, the diagnostic dermoscopic features of tick bites in the patient included a puncture hole in the tick-bite lesion located at the center of an erythematous area, along with linear-to-irregular white exfoliating imprints consistent with chelicerae.

Keywords: dermoscopy; mouthparts; pathology; tick bites; tick removal.