2008
New Contrast Stain for the Rapid Diagnosis of Pityriasis Versicolor
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Section: Discussion
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confidence: 88%
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Section: Discussion
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confidence: 88%
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Section: Discussion
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confidence: 99%
“…In conclusion, the present study confirms that CSB stain is useful for the rapid diagnosis of onychomycosis as well as pityriasis versicolor 4 and dermatophytic infections. 5 Staining with CSB is an inexpensive, rapid office procedure that is less skill dependent than the routine KOH preparation and requires only an ordinary light microscope.…”
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confidence: 83%
“…In congruence with our findings, Lodha et al demonstrated 100% sensitivity, high specificity, PPV and NPV for KOH plus CSB in the diagnosis of superficial dermatophytes. 4 10,11 We observed negligible agreement between KOH wet mount and culture while a very high agreement was observed between KOH wet mount and KOH with CSB staining in the diagnosis of superficial dermatophytosis. This was a unique finding in our study as very few studies in the open domain have tried to establish an agreement between the new diagnostic methods with an already established method of diagnosis for superficial dermatophytosis.…”
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confidence: 68%
