DOCTORS pulled a tick from a man's bottom after he wiped it using a leaf in the countryside. The 72-year-old, from China , turned up to A&E complaining that he'd been experiencing pain in the region for the last five days. Medics found that he had been bitten by a tick , which had lodged itself "firmly" into the perianal skin.
Using fine forceps, they removed the "dark-brown, wingless, alive parasite with four pairs of slim legs". The patient, a farmer who lived with his partner, told hospital staff that he had wiped his anus with grass leaves after going for a poo in the wild. He reported no medical history of contact with animals or recent travel.
Lab tests, including blood, urine and stool samples, all came back normal, and there was no evidence of other skin lesions. Doctors concluded he had a hard tick bite, and removed the creature and the surrounding tissue. Skin-crawling footage shows it still alive shortly after being extracted.
The man was told to apply a topical ointment twice a day for three days, and his symptoms had resolved by a follow-up appointment two weeks later. Most read in Health Ticks are small, spider-like creatures that feed on the blood of birds and mammals - including humans. They are usually found in grassy and wooded areas, and are most active between March and October, according to the NHS.
Tick bites aren't usually painful, but they can cause a red lump to develop, which can trigger swelling, itchiness, blistering and bruising. The animals can a.