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Skin manifestations caused by pigeon ticks (Argas reflexus)
S Veraldi1, M Barbareschi, R Zerboni
1Institute of Dermatological Sciences, University of Milan, IRCCS, Italy.
Cutis
|February 18, 1998
Abstract:
Three adult patients (one woman and two men) presented with polymorphous skin manifestations caused by pigeon ticks (Argas reflexus). These manifestations were characterized by wheals with a central hemorrhagic point in the first patient, crusted-ulcerative lesions in the second, and pustular lesions in the third patient. We observed specific IgE against a somatic extract (antigen A) and the saliva (antigen B) of A. reflexus in two patients.