Optical coherence tomography guided conjunctival tick infestation treatment: A case report
Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, cilt.34, 2021 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 34
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.pdpdt.2021.102219
- Dergi Adı: Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Conjunctival tick, Spectral domain optical coherence tomography, Tick removal
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Conjunctival infestation of ticks is not a common event, even in endemic regions. We presented a case of conjunctival tick attachment treatment guided by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). This patient experienced a two-day history of pain, itching and redness in the right eye. Anterior segment examination revealed a tick body in the lower bulbar conjunctiva. No invasion of the sclera was confirmed with anterior segment SD-OCT. Tick was removed with conjunctival excision. We would like to state that the use of SD-OCT can be useful in clinical practice for safe and complete removal of conjunctival ticks.