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Use of Superficial Cyanoacrylate Biopsy (SCAB) as an Alternative for Mite Identification in Scabies
Sven Neynaber, MD;
Michael Muehlstaedt, MD;
Michael J. Flaig, MD;
Thomas Herzinger, MD
Arch Dermatol. 2008;144(1):114-115.
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Scabies is an epizoonosis affecting all social groups but with a predilection for people living in day nurseries, nursing homes, or other shared facilities and in resource-poor regions. It is a cutaneous infestation by Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis, a mite ranging in length from 0.2 to 0.5 mm. The mites are transmitted by close and prolonged physical contact.1-2 Sensitization to the mite and its excrements triggers an intensely pruritic skin rash. The patients' discomfort as well as the transmissibility of the mite makes an early diagnosis desirable. Scabies may mimic a large number of diseases, such as atopic eczema, prurigo, folliculitis, lymphomatoid papulosis, dermatitis herpetiformis, or bullous pemphigoid, thus complicating the process of finding the correct diagnosis. The patient's history, the morphologic characteristics of the skin lesions, and the distribution pattern provide valuable clues. Still, the diagnosis . . . [Full Text of this Article]Methods
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