Skin manifestations caused by pigeon ticks (Argas reflexus)
Veraldi, S.; Barbareschi, M.; Zerboni, R.; Scarabelli, G.
Cutis 61(1): 38-40
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0011-4162 PMID: 9466081 Document Number: 492115
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.