Aggiornamento
Parassitosi da zecche in pediatria: trattamento e prevenzione
PEDIATRICS TICKS PARASITOSIS: TREATMENT AND PREVENTION
Moreno Dutto1, Marina Cinco2
1Entomologia Medica, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Croce e Carle, Cuneo
2Laboratorio Spirochete, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita, Università di Trieste
Febbraio 2011 - pagg. 88 -93
Abstract
This short review deals with the clinical symptoms of human parasitosis -in paediatrics-, induced
by the hard ticks and their treatment both during the acute phase and during the follow-
up of the patients. Prevention measures at individual levels to lower the risk of infestation
are also discussed. Treatment of parassitosis can be summarized as follows: a) the
mechanical removal of the tick; b) skin disinfection using unstained chemicals; c) sanitary
education and d) detection of anti-Borrelia burgdorferi s.l. (Lyme disease agent) antibodies
after 3-6 weeks from the exposure (tick bite). Post-exposition antibiotic treatment is
highly unadvisable except for those subjects affected by immunological disfunction or other
clinical problems which can worsen the clinical progression of these tick-induced infections.
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