Digital dermoscopy: a complementary method in the diagnosis of scabies

Autor: Elaine Dias Melo, Carla Barros da Rocha Ribas, Isabel Cristina Lima Encarnação
Jazyk: English<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, Vol 95, Iss 5, Pp 638-640 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0365-0596
DOI: 10.1016/j.abd.2019.11.014
Popis: Abstract Scabies is an ectoparasitosis caused by Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis, characterized clinically by pruritic lesions in typical locations; the crusted form is a rare manifestation. The diagnosis is usually established based on the clinical picture, but dermoscopy can be an important complementary method, as it allows the observation of a brownish triangular structure with a hang-glider appearance. A case of crusted scabies is reported; the magnification of the images obtained by digital dermoscopy allowed the demonstration of a structure usually observed only with videodermoscopy.
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