in a study of 310 patients with suspected dermatophytic lesions, 110 cases of dermatophytosis, were diagnosed by direct smear in 10% koh and culture by two methods, skin stripping with use of adhesive tape and scrapping with scalpel blade conventional technique). out of 65 positive cultures, in 33 cases, growth was obtained by methods (scraping and stripping), 23 by the conventional technique a...

Figure 1. Diatoms in cytologic samples of Florida manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris) in A, C, D, F, G, J–L, bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) in B, E, I, and a seahorse (Hippocampus erectus) in H. Wright–Giemsa stain.9100 objective (except F;920). (A) naviculoid benthic diatom; skin contamination of urine sediment; wet mount. (B) Nitzschia sp.; gastric fluid direct smear. (C) Navi...

A 3-month-old short haired pointer with crusty local alopecia around the eyes was presented to SmallAnimal Hospital of Tehran University. Scraping and biopsy were obtained from lesions of affected area.Notoedres sp. was diagnosed in skin scraping by parasitologic examination. Furthermore, histopathology oflesions demonstrated moderate hyperplastic epidermis, parakeratosis and acanthosis.

a 3-month-old short haired pointer with crusty local alopecia around the eyes was presented to smallanimal hospital of tehran university. scraping and biopsy were obtained from lesions of affected area.notoedres sp. was diagnosed in skin scraping by parasitologic examination. furthermore, histopathology oflesions demonstrated moderate hyperplastic epidermis, parakeratosis and acanthosis.

BACKGROUND Scabies is a parasitic skin disease endemic in resource-poor communities in low-income countries. The best ways to diagnose scabies in this setting have not been investigated. OBJECTIVE To compare the diagnostic properties of dermoscopy, the microscopic examination of a skin scraping, and the adhesive tape test in 125 patients with a presumptive diagnosis of scabies. DESIGN A pro...

Sir, The standard technique for diagnosis of human scabies is by microscopic examination of scales obtained by skin scraping, using a needle in order to ®nd the female mite in her burrow. Epiluminescence microscopy allows in vivo detection of the mite, and consists of skin lesion observation via stereomicroscope after the application of oil and a slide between the lens and the skin (1, 2). We c...

background and objective: cutaneous cytology is the study of scraping or smears obtained from skin lesions. although not commonly employed, cutaneous cytology has been a useful tool for clinicians due to simplified procedures and high sensitivity and specificity of presurgical clinical diagnosis of common types of skin tumors. this investigation was conducted to study usefulness of cutaneous cy...

A 70 days old Large White Yorkshire weaned piglet of piggery unit of Instructional Livestock Farm Complex, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Orathanadu was presented with the history of severe rubbing of the skin against the sides of the pen, hair loss and weakness. The clinical lesion of alopecia, superficial skin fissures and hyperkeratosis were observed around dorsal region, flank r...