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Definition of Tache noire

Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026

Tache noire: Black spot (in French), a small ulcer covered with a black crust at the site of a tick bite, characteristic of several tick-borne rickettsial diseases.