Tick Attached to the Tympanic Membrane

A 9-year-old boy reported hearing buzzing noises and having a sensation of a foreign body in the right ear. A tick was found embedded in his right tympanic membrane.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 380; no. 18; p. 1761
Main Authors Kasle, David, Waldman, Erik
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 02.05.2019
Subjects
Animals
Case reports
Child
Dermacentor
Ear Diseases - parasitology
Ear Diseases - therapy
Eardrum
Humans
Male
Thermometers
Tympanic membrane
Tympanic Membrane - parasitology
United States > US
Connecticut
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Summary:A 9-year-old boy reported hearing buzzing noises and having a sensation of a foreign body in the right ear. A tick was found embedded in his right tympanic membrane.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMicm1812049