ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2022
Facilitations in the Clinical Diagnosis of Human Scabies through the Use of Ultraviolet Light (UV-Scab Scanning): A Case-Series Study.
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- The Tunnel Window Sign Identifies Active Scabies Infestation: A Validation Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Prevalence of scabies and community knowledge, attitudes, and practices on the disease in the middle belt of Ghana.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Dermoscopy of Scabies: Utility of Polarised and Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Examination in Fair and Dark Skin.The Australasian journal of dermatology · 2025Observational
- Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Dermoscopy, a Novel Diagnostic Technique in Dermatological Practice: A Systematic Review.Indian dermatology online journalReview
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Abstract
backgroundTo confirm the suspicion of scabies, dermatologists have one pathognomonic sign, "the tunnel" through which
methodsThis article, based on a case-series study, describes a novel diagnostic path, which uses an ultraviolet LED source at 365 nm and a digital camera for the evaluation of lesions that raise the suspicion of scabies.
resultsThe gallery emits a naked-eye-visible wavy bluish-white linear luminescence, better than that of any standard lighting. UVA light is also able to identify
conclusionsUltraviolet light (365 nm) seems to offer help in the diagnosis of scabies because it saves time compared with light microscopy and because it does not require contact with the patient's skin, as in dermoscopy. Although examiner experience remains an important factor, it is easily compensated by procedural simplicity, the cost of the devices and, especially, by the clarity of the results, even in non-specific lesions.
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