Parasitology
Malassezia furfur: Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor
Learn about Malassezia furfur, the causative agent of pityriasis versicolor: clinical presentation and microscopy of potassium hydroxide-treated skin scrapings.
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Skin Scrape
Lab test interpretation
Yeast-like Fungi in Skin Scrapings: Microscopic Examination
Microscopic examination of skin scrapings reveals yeast-like fungi among epidermal scales, crucial for laboratory diagnosis of mycoses.
Lab test interpretation
Malassezia Fungi Morphology in Skin Scrapes by Microscopy
Microscopy features of Malassezia fungi in skin scrapes: characteristic unipolar budding of yeast cells in a 20% potassium hydroxide (KOH) preparation.
Lab test interpretation
Dermatophyte Mycelium in Skin Scrape Preparations
Microscopy of skin scrapes: detecting branching septate dermatophyte mycelium in native preparations with 20% KOH for cutaneous mycoses.
Clinical cases
Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: Cytological Features
A clinical case of cytological diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma (basalioma) of the skin in a patient with suspected leishmaniasis: cell and nuclear morphology.
Laboratory methods
Elastic Fibers in Skin Scrapes: Distinguishing from Fungal Mycelia
Learn to differentiate elastic fibers from fungal mycelia in skin scrapes under microscopy with 20% KOH: morphology, branching, and optical properties.
Parasitology
Microscopy of Sarcoptes scabiei Mite in Skin Scrape
Microscopic diagnosis of scabies: detection of Sarcoptes scabiei mites and their eggs in an epidermal scrape preparation using light microscopy.