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What Does A Skin Scraping Test Detect?

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Posted on Tue, 6 Dec 2016
Question: Will a skin scraping reveal any parasites, worms, insects in our bodies? basically what would a skin scraping reveal? what tests can a dermotologist do to show any signs of parasites?
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Answered by Dr. Shehzad Topiwala (4 hours later)
Brief Answer:
Skin tests

Detailed Answer:
Dermatologists can perform a variety of skin tests to detect infectious diseases.

1 One example is skin scraping for fungal infections. These skin scrapings are studied under the microscope.

2 Woods lamp uses a special fluorescence to diagnose certain types of fungal and bacterial skin diseases

3 Dermoscopy is another helpful tool

4 KOH prep is used to detect fungal or yeast infections from skin scrapings

5 Fungal culture from skin samples is further used in identifying yeast or mold infections

6 A Tzanck smear is used to diagnose specific types of viral skin infections.

7 Sometimes they take full skin biopsies and send to HistoPathologists for a formal diagnosis. Special dyes are used to stain tissues obtained in biopsy, which help to make accurate diagnosis.
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What Does A Skin Scraping Test Detect?

Brief Answer: Skin tests Detailed Answer: Dermatologists can perform a variety of skin tests to detect infectious diseases. 1 One example is skin scraping for fungal infections. These skin scrapings are studied under the microscope. 2 Woods lamp uses a special fluorescence to diagnose certain types of fungal and bacterial skin diseases 3 Dermoscopy is another helpful tool 4 KOH prep is used to detect fungal or yeast infections from skin scrapings 5 Fungal culture from skin samples is further used in identifying yeast or mold infections 6 A Tzanck smear is used to diagnose specific types of viral skin infections. 7 Sometimes they take full skin biopsies and send to HistoPathologists for a formal diagnosis. Special dyes are used to stain tissues obtained in biopsy, which help to make accurate diagnosis.