Parasitology

Sarcoptes scabiei Mite in Skin Scrape Microscopy

Microscopic findings of scabies: detection of a female Sarcoptes scabiei mite and eggs with larvae in a skin scrape preparation for diagnosis.

A female scabies mite and a larva in an egg nearby.

The second photo shows another female found in a different patient.

🙏 The publication was kindly provided by clinical laboratory diagnostics physician Olga Parfentieva.