Lab test interpretation
Microscopic Diagnosis of Foot Skin Mycosis with KOH
Microscopy of foot skin scrapings after KOH treatment: detection of septate mycelial filaments and fungal arthrospores in mycosis diagnosis (40x objective).
Tag
Skin Scrape
Parasitology
Microscopy of Facial Skin Scrapings: Demodex Mites
Microscopic examination of facial skin scrapings for suspected demodicosis: detection of Demodex mites in a native preparation, morphological features.
Lab test interpretation
Malassezia furfur in Skin and Nail Plate Scrapings
Microscopic features of Malassezia furfur in KOH preparations: criteria for mycelial and spore detection, differential diagnosis of onychomycosis and contamination.
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.
Lab test interpretation
Skin Scrape Microscopy for Mycosis Diagnosis
Microscopic examination of skin scales in mycosis: identifying mycelial threads and fungal spores in a native preparation at 200x magnification.
Parasitology
Sarcoptes Scabiei Mite in Skin Scraping: Morphology & Diagnosis
Morphology of Sarcoptes scabiei mites in a native skin scraping preparation under microscopy: pathogen identification for scabies diagnosis.
Lab test interpretation
Arthroconidia in Skin and Nail Scrapings in Mycoses
Microscopic view of arthroconidia and sporulated mycelium in 20% KOH preparations from skin and nail mycoses caused by dermatophytes.
Parasitology
Parasitology Case: Skin Scrape from Itchy Rash
A clinical parasitology case: microscopy of skin scrapes from an elderly man with an itchy rash. Identify the objects found in the microphotographs.
Lab test interpretation
Fungal Mycelium in Skin Scraping: KOH Microscopy
Microscopic examination of a skin scraping treated with potassium hydroxide (KOH). Detection of branching pathogenic fungal mycelium at 400x magnification.
Laboratory methods
Candida in Skin Scrapings from Candidal Intertrigo
Microscopy of skin scrapings with 20% KOH in intertriginous dermatitis: detection of Candida pseudomycelia and budding cells in skin folds.
Parasitology
Diagnosing Demodex canis in Canine Skin Scrapings
Microscopic view of Demodex canis in skin scrapings and tape test from a puppy. Detection of Demodex mites in native preparation and Leikodiff 200 stain.
Laboratory methods
Erythrocytes in Skin Scrapings After KOH Solution Treatment
Microscopy of skin scrapings in 20% potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution: erythrocyte changes and features of differential diagnosis of artifacts.