Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Dog with skin rash and fever after Ornithodoros brasiliensis tick bite
By Reck, José et al.·Published in Veterinary clinical pathology·2011·Laborató, Brazil·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Tick toxicosis in a dog bitten by Ornithodoros brasiliensis.
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- dog
Plain-English summary
A dog was brought to the vet after being bitten by a mouro tick, which caused symptoms like a widespread skin rash, itching, lethargy, and fever. Blood tests showed some abnormalities, including mild anemia and increased levels of certain proteins, but no tick-borne infections were found. The diagnosis was tick toxicosis, a reaction to the tick bite rather than an infection. With appropriate care and treatment, the dog was able to recover from these symptoms.
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Abstract
Ticks are hematophagous parasites of people and animals and are a public health hazard in several countries. They are vectors of infectious diseases; in addition, the bite of some ticks, mainly from the Ornithodoros genus, may lead to local lesions and systemic illness, referred to as tick toxicosis. In this report, we describe a dog bitten by Ornithodoros brasiliensis, popularly known as the mouro tick. The main clinical findings were disseminated skin rash, pruritus, mucosal hyperemia, lethargy, and fever. Laboratory abnormalities 48 hours after the bites occurred included mild nonregenerative anemia, eosinophilia, basophilia, increased serum creatine kinase activity, increased serum C-reactive protein concentration, and prolonged coagulation times. Tick-borne pathogens were not detected by PCR analysis or serologic testing, supporting the diagnosis of a noninfectious syndrome due to tick bite, compatible with tick toxicosis.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21827517/