Comparison of Skin Scraping and Standard Superficial Skin Biopsy in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Scabies

Comparison of Skin Scraping and Standard Superficial Skin Biopsy in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Scabies

Objective:Scabies is diagnosed based on the presence of burrows on the skin, Sarcoptes scabiei adult, egg, or scybala in skin scrapings. The laboratory diagnosis of scabies poses various challenges. We aimed to compare the analytical performance of skin scraping and standard superficial skin biopsy...

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Main Authors: Orçun Zorbozan, Bengü Gerçeker Türk, Ayda Acar, Göktürk Oraloğlu, Ayşegül Ünver, Seray Töz, İdil Ünal, Nevin Turgay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Yayinevi 2020-09-01
Series:Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi
Subjects:
scabies
standard superficial skin biopsy
skin scraping
analytical performance
Online Access: http://www.turkiyeparazitolderg.org/archives/archive-detail/article-preview/comparison-of-skin-scraping-and-standard-superfici/40169

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