Sarcoptes scabiei mites in a skin scraping: intact and altered eggs [Amann’s chloral-lactophenol clearing]

France, Le Govic Yohann

Whenever possible scabies should be confirmed by detecting the parasites, eggs and/or feces in a skin scraping. Microscopically, embryonated eggs are easily detectable, but sometimes only empty ova, fragments, or even dejections may be seen.