Large Tick (Ixodes) Infestation of the Upper Eyelid Presenting as Eyelid Mass and Preseptal Cellulitis

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dc.contributor.authorJaroudi, Mahmoud O.
dc.contributor.authorMansour, Ahmad Mohammed Farid Mahmoud
dc.contributor.authorMa'Luf, Riad N.
dc.contributor.authorMeduri, Alessandro
dc.contributor.authorTawil, Ayman N.
dc.contributor.authorYounis, Muhammad H.
dc.contributor.departmentOphthalmology
dc.contributor.departmentPathology and Laboratory Medicine
dc.contributor.facultyFaculty of Medicine (FM)
dc.contributor.institutionAmerican University of Beirut
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-24T12:08:39Z
dc.date.available2025-01-24T12:08:39Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractA child was referred for removal of an eyelid mass. She had preseptal cellulitis and a large tick deeply embedded in the tarsus of the upper eyelid necessitating antibiotic therapy and en-bloc excision of the tick with the attached eyelid portion. Large ticks that are embedded in the eyelid are best treated surgically with en-bloc excision of the tick and its attached lid. On the contrary, for small ticks involving the very superficial skin, fine-tipped tweezers can be used to grasp the insect. Ticks are vectors of several diseases like Lyme borreliosis, hence prophylactic antibiotic treatment and close observation are recommended. © 2019 The Author(s). Published by S. Karger AG, Basel.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1159/000504431
dc.identifier.eid2-s2.0-85076309439
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10938/31876
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherS. Karger AG
dc.relation.ispartofCase Reports in Ophthalmology
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectEyelid mass
dc.subjectPreseptal cellulitis
dc.subjectTick
dc.subjectAmoxicillin plus clavulanic acid
dc.subjectAntibiotic prophylaxis
dc.subjectArticle
dc.subjectCase report
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChronic inflammation
dc.subjectClinical article
dc.subjectExcision
dc.subjectEyelid disease
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectForeign body
dc.subjectHistiocyte
dc.subjectHuman
dc.subjectHuman tissue
dc.subjectInflammatory infiltrate
dc.subjectIxodes
dc.subjectLocal anesthesia
dc.subjectLyme disease
dc.subjectLymphocyte
dc.subjectNeutrophil
dc.subjectOrbit inflammation
dc.subjectPlasma cell
dc.subjectPriority journal
dc.subjectPtosis (eyelid)
dc.subjectSchool child
dc.subjectSlit lamp microscopy
dc.subjectTick infestation
dc.subjectUpper eyelid
dc.titleLarge Tick (Ixodes) Infestation of the Upper Eyelid Presenting as Eyelid Mass and Preseptal Cellulitis
dc.typeArticle

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