Open AccessComparison of Skin Scraping and Standard Superficial Skin Biopsy in the Laboratory Diagnosis of Scabies
Author(s) -
Orçun Zorbozan,
Bengü Gerçeker Türk,
Ayda Acar,
Göktürk Oraloğlu,
Ayşegül Ünver,
Seray Töz,
İdil Ünal,
Nevın Turgay
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
türkiye parazitoloji dergisi/türkiye parazitoloji dergisi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 2146-3077
pISSN - 1300-6320
DOI - 10.4274/tpd.galenos.2020.6828
Subject(s) - scabies , skin biopsy , dermatology , medicine , biopsy , pathology
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 (SSSB) and to investigate the correlation with false negative results in the laboratory diagnosis of scabies.