Clinico-Dermoscopic Consensus in Patients of Scabies presenting in a Tertiary Care Hospital

Muhammad Umair; Tariq Malik; Najia Ahmed; Arfan ul Bari; Fatima Hasan; Hafiz Muhammad Fahad

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v74i5.10384

Authors

Muhammad Umair Department of Dermatology, Pakistan Navy Station Hospital, Karachi Pakistan
Tariq Malik Department of Dermatology, Pakistan Navy Station Hospital, Karachi Pakistan
Najia Ahmed Department of Dermatology, Pakistan Navy Station Hospital, Karachi Pakistan
Arfan ul Bari Department of Dermatology, Combined Military Hospital/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS), Rawalpindi Pakistan
Fatima Hasan Department of Dermatology, Pakistan Navy Station Hospital, Karachi Pakistan
Hafiz Muhammad Fahad Department of Dermatology, Pakistan Navy Station Hospital, Karachi Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v74i5.10384

Keywords:

Dermoscopy, Pruritus, Scabies

Abstract

Objective: To determine the concordance between clinical and dermoscopic findings in patients of scabies.

Study Design: Cross-Sectional Study.

Place and Duration of Study: Dermatology Department, PNS Shifa Hospital, Karachi Pakistan, from Jun 2022-Dec 2022.

Methodology: All patients visiting Dermatology Outpatient during the study period with history of itching and age ranging from 18-50 years of either gender were included in this study after obtaining prior informed consent. Dermoscopic findings were recorded using HIEINE DELTA 20T dermoscope, captured at 10-16x magnification under standardized conditions of color and light, and stored using a 40-megapixel mobile camera for further investigation.

Results: The age of patients ranged from 18 to 50 years with a median of 28.0(10.0). In the distribution of gender, 119(69.6%) were male while 52(30.4%) were female. Concordance between clinical and dermoscopic findings was noted in 91 patients (53.21%).

Conclusion: Insignificant concordance was noted between clinical and dermoscopic findings among clinically suspicious patients of scabies.

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