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Idea Exchange: Pluck and scrape

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When trying to diagnose demodectic mange, try plucking the hairs around lesions in addition to scraping the skin.

When trying to diagnose demodectic mange, try plucking the hairs around lesions in addition to scraping the skin. Demodex canis is a follicular mite, not a surface mite. When you pluck the hairs, the mites come out of the follicles with them. By using this method, I have found mites more often with less stress, pain, and undesirable cosmetic effects to the patient.

Dr. Curtis Cianci

Tinton Falls, N.J.

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