title: [Diagnostic image(44). Sheep tick (Ixodes ricinus)].
abstract: A thoracic skin tag was removed in a woman aged 69 years. Macroscopical and microscopical examination revealed a castor bean tick (Ixodes ricinus).
authors.affiliation: Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, afd. Pathologie, Postbus 95.500, 1090 HM Amsterdam. j.l.g.blaauwgeers@olvg.nl
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Blaauwgeers
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018884:Ixodes; D012867:Skin / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D013984:Tick Infestations / Q000473:pathology*