The scybala (fecal pellets) of Sacroptes scabiei var. hominis are obviously stained with chlorazol black E

Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 511-512

  Uenotsuchi, Takeshi ^a   Moroi, Yoichi ^a   Urabe, Kazunori ^a   Tsuji, Gaku ^a   Takahara, Masakazu ^a   Furue, Masutaka ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlorazol black E; Scabies; scybala

Indexed keywords

CHLORAZOL BLACK E; PIGMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FECES; HUMAN; LETTER; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; STAINING;

EID: 3142631806     PISSN: 03852407     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00546.x     Document Type: Letter

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