ReviewTransactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene2022
Laboratory-based diagnosis of scabies: a review of the current status.
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- Real-time imaging on a microwell device allows first insights into the embryonic development of the ubiquitous and notorious scabies parasite.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Crusted scabies associated with erythroderma: a case report in an HIV negative patient.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Scabies as a Neglected Tropical Disease: A Comprehensive Review of Pathogenesis, Epidemiology, Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Treatment.The Yale journal of biology and medicine · 2025Review
- Experiences From Two Cases of Crusted Scabies.Oman medical journal · 2025Article
- Pediatric Scabies: Association with Sleep Disorders, Anxiety, Depression, and Impaired Quality of Life.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2025Article
- Scabies mimicking relapsing atopic dermatitis.Dermatology reports · 2025Article
- Assessing the Accuracy of Dermoscopy for Scabies Diagnosis in Dark African Skin.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2025Article
- Training of Field-Workers for Rapid Assessment of Scabies Prevalence: A Diagnostic Accuracy Study in Mozambique.The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene · 2024Article
- The challenge of triple intestinal parasite infections in immigrants-A call for comprehensive differential diagnosis.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Scabies.Nature reviews. Disease primers · 2024Review
- Prevalence ofIJID regions · 2024Article
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Abstract
Scabies is a neglected tropical disease (NTD) of the skin that is caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei. It is considered to be an important public health problem in many regions. The disease is at its most prevalent in low-resource countries where there are overcrowded living conditions coupled with poor hygiene. In some regions, mass drug administration using ivermectin is a key population-based approach to the control of scabies. Before starting a patient on specific treatment, confirming the diagnosis by accurate and rapid identification of the organism is critical. Different laboratory-based techniques for scabies have been developed in the last few decades. These include direct microscopy and histopathology. More recently, serological testing, dermoscopy and different molecular techniques have been developed as diagnostic methods for scabies. To date, none of these, apart from microscopy and dermoscopy, has been translated into routine clinical laboratory practice. A simple point-of-care or laboratory test would provide a rapid and confirmed diagnosis and early institution of effective treatment. In this review we present an update on the laboratory techniques currently in use for the identification of scabies.
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