Scabies escaping detection until dermoscopy was applied

Dermoscopy is already considered a fairly established method for diagnosing scabies. This is because dermoscopy enables the visualization both of the burrow and the mite itself, forming the so-called “jet with a contrail” structure. In the present report we present an extraordinary case of a patient...

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Autores principales: Lallas, Aimilios, Apalla, Zoe, Lazaridou, Elizabeth, Sotiriou, Elena, Vakirlis, Efstratios, Ioannides, Dimitrios
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Derm101.com 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5315041/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28243495
http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0701a09
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author Lallas, Aimilios
Apalla, Zoe
Lazaridou, Elizabeth
Sotiriou, Elena
Vakirlis, Efstratios
Ioannides, Dimitrios
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description Dermoscopy is already considered a fairly established method for diagnosing scabies. This is because dermoscopy enables the visualization both of the burrow and the mite itself, forming the so-called “jet with a contrail” structure. In the present report we present an extraordinary case of a patient with scabies lesions on the face and neck, which was misdiagnosed during sequential visits and underwent unnecessary surgical diagnostic procedures. Finally, the diagnostic problem was solved when dermoscopy was applied.
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spelling pubmed-53150412017-02-27 Scabies escaping detection until dermoscopy was applied Lallas, Aimilios Apalla, Zoe Lazaridou, Elizabeth Sotiriou, Elena Vakirlis, Efstratios Ioannides, Dimitrios Dermatol Pract Concept Articles Dermoscopy is already considered a fairly established method for diagnosing scabies. This is because dermoscopy enables the visualization both of the burrow and the mite itself, forming the so-called “jet with a contrail” structure. In the present report we present an extraordinary case of a patient with scabies lesions on the face and neck, which was misdiagnosed during sequential visits and underwent unnecessary surgical diagnostic procedures. Finally, the diagnostic problem was solved when dermoscopy was applied. Derm101.com 2017-01-31 /pmc/articles/PMC5315041/ /pubmed/28243495 http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.0701a09 Text en ©2017 Lallas et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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