Limitations of standardized skin surface biopsy in measurement of the density of Demodex folliculorum. A case report
Authors:
- M SongMSM Song
- 1 October 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 139 (4) , 697-700
Abstract
Standardized skin surface biopsy (SSSB) is an appropriate method for measuring the density of Demodex folliculorum (Dd). Nevertheless, the observation of a clinical case demonstrates that, contrary to what was presumed before, a single SSSB can fail to collect the complete biotope of the mite. This could give rise to false negative results regarding the measurement of Dd.Keywords
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