title: Dermoscopy for tick bite: reconfirmation of the usefulness for the initial diagnosis.
abstract: Ticks transmit a variety of infectious diseases. Diagnosis requires verification of a tick's presence. Here, we describe a 61-year-old woman bitten by an eight-legged nymphal Amblyomma testudinarium. We re-emphasize the usefulness of dermoscopy for identifying signs of the bite and determining the species of the biting tick.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Kinki University Faculty of Medicine, Osakasayama, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: Naoki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oiso
authors.forename: Yasuhiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yano
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kawada