FP816 : AMBLYOMMA TESTIDUNARIUM TICK INFESTATION MASQUERADING AS A LID MASS IN CHILDREN: A RARE CASE SERIES

Dr.PRITI SHENDE, P19634

Authors report a series of 3 patients with an age range between 4 months to 14 years presented to our OPD as a rapidly progressing lid mass with a short history of 3 days duration. Close examination revealed an insect attached to the lid margin. Microscopic examination of the specimen confirmed it as a tick, of genus Amblyomma Testidunarium .Tick infestation of ocular tissues is rare, although a few cases of tick infestation of the eyelid have been reported.No amblyomma cases have been reported previously , hence we report a case series of Amblyomma Testidunarium of the eyelids in paediatric age group, from southern part of India.To the best of our knowledge, this is the first ever case series reported from india and across the world.

This article highlights keen examination, diagnostic challenge and the parasitic infestation in infants.