Accuracy of standard dermoscopy for diagnosing scabies

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 53-62

  Dupuy, Alain ^a   Dehen, Laure ^b   Bourrat, Emmanuelle ^a   Lacroix, Claire ^c   Benderdouche, Mazouz ^c   Dubertret, Louis ^b   Morel, Patrice ^a   Feuilhade de Chauvin, Martine ^c   Petit, Antoine ^b  

^a Service de Dermatologie 2   (France)

^b Service de Dermatologie 1   (France)

^c SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EPILUMINESCENCE MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKILL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANIMALS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DERMOSCOPY; EGGS; EPIDERMIS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOPTES SCABIEI; SCABIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 33845703951     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.07.025     Document Type: Article

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