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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2005, p. 2542-2544, Vol. 43, No. 5
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.5.2542-2544.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

Unusual Laboratory Findings in a Case of Norwegian Scabies Provided a Clue to Diagnosis

Samson S. Y. Wong, Patrick C. Y. Woo, and Kwok-yung Yuen*

Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong

Received 28 July 2004/ Returned for modification 18 December 2004/ Accepted 6 January 2005

The diagnosis of Norwegian scabies was missed for a year for an elderly long-term-care facility resident. Serpiginous tracks were noted on the surface of Sabouraud dextrose agar used for fungal culture of the skin scrapings. This unusual laboratory manifestation must alert clinical microbiologists to the possible diagnosis of scabies.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Microbiology, The University of Hong Kong, Room 423 University Pathology Building, Queen Mary Hospital, 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Phone: (852) 2855-4892. Fax: (852) 2855-1241. E-mail: kyyuen{at}hkucc.hku.hk.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2005, p. 2542-2544, Vol. 43, No. 5
0095-1137/05/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.43.5.2542-2544.2005
Copyright © 2005, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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