title: Tick Bite Granuloma: Recommendations for Surgical Treatment.
abstract: Tick bite is known as a possible cause of some infectious diseases such as Lyme disease, spotted fever and related illnesses. The reaction to a tick bite may persist for several months to several years and can sometimes cause histopathological granuloma. The long-term reaction to salivary extracts from the tick could be responsible for development of granuloma in our patient. We recommended complete resection as the only sure way to treat formed granuloma.
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirota
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshinaga
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kurosawa
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuichi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshida
authors.affiliation: Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
keywords: granuloma; histopathology; tick; treatment