Case Report

A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal

Volume: 3 Number: 2 March 19, 2020
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A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal

Abstract

Although tick is rarely seen in the external auditory canal, it may cause pain and tinnitus in the ear. In addition, it is also important in terms of causing Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever disease. In this report, we presented the treatment of a 60-year-old patient who was admitted to the Emergency Service with pain in the left ear and who had a tick in the external auditory canal together with literature data. Removing he tick from the external ear canal with the alligator forceps in a careful manner is important in terms of preventing many diseases that might occur due to the tick. 

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

March 19, 2020

Submission Date

January 13, 2019

Acceptance Date

March 9, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 3 Number: 2

APA
Aksakal, C. (2020). A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, 3(2), 190-192. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.512259
AMA
1.Aksakal C. A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2020;3(2):190-192. doi:10.32322/jhsm.512259
Chicago
Aksakal, Ceyhun. 2020. “A Rare Cause of Severe Earache: A Tick in the External Auditory Canal”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 3 (2): 190-92. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.512259.
EndNote
Aksakal C (March 1, 2020) A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 3 2 190–192.
IEEE
[1]C. Aksakal, “A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal”, J Health Sci Med / JHSM, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 190–192, Mar. 2020, doi: 10.32322/jhsm.512259.
ISNAD
Aksakal, Ceyhun. “A Rare Cause of Severe Earache: A Tick in the External Auditory Canal”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 3/2 (March 1, 2020): 190-192. https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.512259.
JAMA
1.Aksakal C. A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2020;3:190–192.
MLA
Aksakal, Ceyhun. “A Rare Cause of Severe Earache: A Tick in the External Auditory Canal”. Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine, vol. 3, no. 2, Mar. 2020, pp. 190-2, doi:10.32322/jhsm.512259.
Vancouver
1.Ceyhun Aksakal. A rare cause of severe earache: a tick in the external auditory canal. J Health Sci Med / JHSM. 2020 Mar. 1;3(2):190-2. doi:10.32322/jhsm.512259

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