Electronic Resource
Oxford, UK
:
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Clinical and experimental dermatology
7 (1982), S. 0
ISSN:
1365-2230
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
The clinical and histological findings in two cases of tick bite alopecia of the scalp are described and possible pathogenetic mechanisms discussed. It is suggested that the central hair loss is the result of tissue necrosis, while the surrounding alopecia is either due to precipitate and abnormal telogen caused by the digestive tick saliva which becomes progressively diluted and less destructive as it spreads through the tissues or alternatively to an unknown toxin present in the saliva of the offending tick.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.1982.tb02472.x
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