Table 1. Summary of 2020 International Alliance for the Control of Scabies criteria for the diagnosis of scabies21.
A: Confirmed Scabies |
A1: Mites, eggs, or faeces on light microscopy of skin samples A2: Mites, eggs, or faeces on individual using a high-powered imaging device A3: Mite visualised on individual using dermoscopy |
B: Clinical Scabies |
B1: Scabies burrows B2: Typical lesions affecting male genitalia B3: Typical lesions in a typical distribution and two history features |
C: Suspected Scabies |
C1: Typical lesions in a typical distribution and one history feature C2: Atypical lesions or atypical distribution and two history features |
H: History Features |
H1: Pruritus H2: Close contact with an individual who has had itch or typical lesions in a typical distribution |
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