In vivo evaluation of Phthirus pubis with reflectance confocal microscopy

Reflectance confocal microscopy for the diagnosis of skin infections and infestations

“…Confocal microscopy has also been used to identify other cutaneous parasites [21][22][23][24][25]. Pyemotes ventricosus, an ectoparasite of arthropod larvae invading furniture, presents as an ovoid body of intermediate reflectance inside a cutaneous microvesicle [21].…”

“…Cutaneous larva migrans appears as a highly refractile oval or "S" shaped structure within a dark disruption in the normal honeycomb pattern of the epidermis (Figure 5), [22]. Furthermore, RCM allows one to study the anatomical details of bigger parasites [1,[23][24][25], such as ticks and lice, and to identify the skin hole caused by the bite of an insect.…”