Report of a case in a woman where hair loss began in the area of the head where a tick was bitten and then spread to the entire scalp.
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A case of a woman who suffered hair loss after being bitten by a tick was reported. The 28-year-old woman reported that she first started losing hair around the top of her head where she was bitten by a tick, but after about a month, the hair loss rapidly spread to her entire scalp. [사진=JAAD Case Reports]A case was reported in which a 28-year-old woman suffered hair loss after being bitten by a tick. Hair initially fell out around the top of the head where the tick bitten it, but after about a month, hair loss rapidly spread to the entire scalp.
According to the dermatology staff at Boston University Medical Center in the United States, who reported this case in JAAD Case Reports under the title ‘Alopecia areata-like hair loss after a tick bite’, the patient suffered from hair loss symptoms such as hair thinning and falling out. There were yellow and black dots on the scalp.
Before visiting the hospital, the woman had tried over-the-counter vitamins and steroid injections, but none of them helped her hair loss. Eventually, I visited the hospital and was diagnosed with ‘severe’ hair loss, scoring 52 points on the SALT (Severity of Alopecia Tool), a hair loss severity rating scale.
The medical staff first prescribed the patient the steroid prednisone, and then baricitinib, which is often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and eczema. After four months of taking the medication, hair grew back on the scalp except for the tick bite area and the immediate surrounding area.
Medical staff said in a report, “Tick bites generally cause tissue necrosis and eschar, which ultimately progresses to cicatricial alopecia,” and “hair loss may occur around the bite site.” explained. He also added, “Hair loss may resolve within 3 months, but it may take more than 5 years for hair to grow back.”
Photo A shows the hair loss process after being bitten by a tick. In photo B below, 4 months after taking the medicine, hair grew back on the scalp except for the area where the tick bitten and the area immediately surrounding it. [사진=JAAD Case Reports]Tick bites are usually harmless, but may cause allergic symptoms or transmit infectious diseases.
Ticks stay on grass or blades of grass, attach themselves to animals or people, bite the skin tightly, and suck blood. Unlike mosquitoes, ticks continue to attach themselves and suck blood until their stomachs are full, which can take anywhere from 3 to 4 days to up to 10 days. When they are sufficiently full, they separate themselves and move to another place. Usually, bites cause no symptoms and most do not transmit diseases, but allergic reactions may occur in some people, and some ticks can transmit infectious diseases. Also, some infectious diseases transmitted through ticks are painful or life-threatening, so caution is required.
Symptoms of an allergic reaction that may occur when bitten by a tick include swelling or pain at the bite site, rash, burning pain at the bite site, blisters, and in severe cases, difficulty breathing. Ticks carrying some bacteria or viruses can transmit infectious diseases, which develop within a few days to several weeks after being bitten. Tick-borne infectious diseases have various symptoms depending on the disease, ranging from relatively less serious symptoms such as fever, chills, headache, muscle pain, cough, vomiting, muscle pain, abdominal pain, and rash to hemorrhagic symptoms or neurological symptoms.
Typhus typhus, which is transmitted by hairy mites, has recently increased approximately 8-fold in domestic patients.
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency urged caution as the number of typhus typhus patients has increased significantly over the past three weeks. [사진=게티이미지뱅크]The most common tick-borne infectious disease in Korea is typhus typhus. On the 8th of this month, the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency urged caution, saying that the number of typhus typhus patients has increased significantly over the past three weeks. According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, over the past three weeks, the density index of hairy mites, the vector of typhus, has increased more than three-fold, and the number of patients has increased approximately eight-fold.
Ji Young-mi, director of the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, said, “Typtic typhus occurs mainly in the fall season, so it can be prevented by strictly following prevention rules, such as using a mat when sitting on the grass and not leaving clothes in the grass to avoid being bitten by hair mites during outdoor activities.” “He requested.
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, hair tick larvae are active from September to November, increasing their population, and more than 50% of cases occur in November. Chills, headaches, muscle pain, and rashes appear within 10 days after being bitten, and black scabs form at the bite site. The domestic fatality rate is around 0.1-0.3%.
Tick bite prevention tips
The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency recommends practicing the following rules to prevent tick bites:
△During outdoor activities
– Avoid shorts, short-sleeved clothes, and sandals and wear hats and socks.
– Do not take off your clothes or lie down on the grass.
– Spread out the mat and sit down, wash the used mat and dry it in the sun.
– Do not relieve yourself on the grass.
– When working, wear separate work clothes, fasten sleeves and pants tightly, and wear boots.
– Use tick repellent
△After outdoor activities
– Shake off your clothes and be sure to wash them
– Take a shower or bath
– Check carefully to see if there are any ticks in your hair, around your ears, under your arms, on your back, behind your knees, or between your legs.
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