Hair and Skin Analysis Flashcards
1
Q
what are some ways of collecting hair and skin samples?
A
- skin scrapes
- brushings
- swabs
- hair samples
- woods lamp
2
Q
what do skin scrapes look for?
A
- burrowing mites
- easy and routine
- scrape until bleeds
3
Q
what is hair brushing good at looking for?
A
- cheyletiella, ctenocephalides and lice
- surface ectoparasites
4
Q
what is tape impression good at looking for?
A
- superficial parasites
5
Q
what are hair plucks good at looking for?
A
- parasitic eggs
6
Q
what two parasites do swabs help find?
A
- otodectes
- pustular demodex
7
Q
what parasites do a woods lamp help find?
A
Ringworm
fungi:
- microsporum canis (dog+cat)
- microsporum gypseum (dog+cat)
- trichophyton metagrophytes (dog+cat)
8
Q
what is candida albicans?
A
yeast fungus
9
Q
what is malassezia pachydermatis?
A
yeast that causes skin disease
10
Q
what is aspergillosis?
A
- fungus
- causes nose bleeds
- spores penetrate tissue
