Fig. 1From: Immunomodulatory effects of tick saliva on dermal cells exposed to Borrelia burgdorferi, the agent of Lyme diseaseTick feeding on rabbit ear. The tick hypostome is readily observed penetrating the epidermis (primary image) forming a linear tract of necrosis that extends through the superficial dermis and partially fractures the auricular cartilage (bottom right inset). Prominent histiocytic and granulocytic inflammation interpreted to represent a combination of heterophils and eosinophils (bottom left inset) surrounds the insertion of the tick hypostome within the dermisBack to article page