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Electrocardiography. a ECG 90 min after the onset of symptoms with ST depression in antero-lateral and inferior leads and specular elevation in aVR. b ECG 3 hours after the onset of symptoms: normal exam
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Fig1
The ECG returned normal a few hours later as well as troponin levels. (Fig. 1).
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Specimens of Argas reflexus
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A. reflexus bite, we showed to the patient pictures of the tick and asked for the presence of pigeons in the domestic environment. Actually, the patient was able to collect in the immediate environment of the house a dozen of alive soft ticks, which were recognized as A. reflexus by an entomologist (Fig. 2).