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Laboratory Findings

  • Microscopic examination of suggestive particles confirms the diagnosis.
  • Lice can be picked up using cellulose tape that can be applied over an infested area.
  • Wood lamp examination: yellow-green fluorescence of lice and nits.
  • Dermoscopy helps in differentiating nymph-containing eggs from empty cases or pseudonits

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