Parasitology

Sarcoptes Scabiei Mite in Skin Scrape: Lab Diagnosis

Laboratory diagnosis of scabies: microscopy of skin scrapings with 20% KOH and morphology of Sarcoptes scabiei hominis mite at x400 magnification.

Native preparation of skin scraping with KOH, Sarcoptes scabiei mite, x400
Native preparation of skin scraping with KOH, Sarcoptes scabiei mite, x400

Sarcoptes scabiei hominis. KOH 20%, x400 magnification + zoom

🙏 Material kindly provided by medical laboratory technician Dmitry Emelyanov.