The Evolution of a Tick Bite Lesion
ORCID
Goddard: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2617-7141
MSU Affiliation
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Creation Date
2026-10-30
Abstract
Hard ticks (Acari: Ixodidae) use their mouthparts to cut through the epidermis and insert a barbed hypostome, leading to deep inflammation of local tissues. Herein, we describe cutaneous lesion development resulting from a tick bite at seven time points over a 30-day period. This case highlights the fact that ticks may produce lasting cutaneous lesions, which may persist for at least 30 days, even without any obvious pathology or complications.
Keywords
lone star tick, medically important parasites, parasitic infestations, skin damage, tick bite
Publication Date
10-3-2022
Publication Title
Cureus
Publisher
Springer
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Rights
© 2022 Goddard et al.
Recommended Citation
Goddard, J., Wyatt, J. P., Goddard, J., & Wyatt, J. P. (2022). The Evolution of a Tick Bite Lesion. Cureus, 14(10). https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.29865
