JAAD Case Reports
A case was reported of a woman in her 20s who lost her precious hair after being bitten on the scalp by a tick.
On the 8th (local time), British daily The Sun introduced the case of Ms. A, a 28-year-old woman living in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, who said her hair loss was caused by mites.
According to the media Mr. A was recently bitten on the scalp by a tick. But after that, the hair around the bite mark started falling out.
After a month, all my hair became thinner and the amount of hair loss became worse.
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Mr. A tried over-the-counter vitamins and steroid injections, but the hair loss symptoms were not alleviated.
He eventually visited Boston University Medical Center. There, she received a score of 52 on the Severity Assessment Tool (SALT) and was diagnosed with ‘severe’ hair loss.
The medical staff prescribed the steroid prednisone to Mr. A, and later baricitinib, which is often used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, alopecia, and eczema.
After about 4 months of taking the medication, hair grew back in all hair loss areas except for the tick bite area and the immediate surrounding area.
JAAD Case Reports
In ‘JAAD Case Reports’, medical staff said, “Although alopecia caused by tick bites is rare, it has maintained a relatively predictable clinical course. Tick bites generally cause tissue necrosis and crusting (black scabs). “Ultimately, it progresses to recurrent alopecia (scar alopecia) and hair loss symptoms may occur around the bite area,” he explained.
mudfish “Hair loss can be resolved within three months, but hair growth can take more than five years,” he added.
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Ticks are small arachnids that feed on the blood of birds and mammals, including humans.
They usually live in places with thick grass and lawns, and they detect vibrations from movement and carbon dioxide from breathing and attach themselves there.
Ticks can transmit deadly diseases including Lyme disease, tick-borne encephalitis, Crimean-Congo fever (CCHF), and, as this case study demonstrates, can cause symptoms such as hair loss.
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 difficulty breathing.
If you are bitten by a tick, you should remove it as quickly as possible, and if you have flu-like symptoms such as rash, fever, headache, or joint pain, you should visit a hospital immediately.
