Treatment of nevus spilus with Q switched Nd:YAG laser.

243 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology | March-April 2013 | Vol 79 | Issue 2 presence of certain polysaccharides, specifically glycogen and mucoproteins, as reddish structures which are present in the walls of the fungal hyphae. KONCPA showed sensitivity of 65.9% in our laboratory, which is lower than that reported in previous studies. [2,4,5] The lower detection was due to loss of major portion of KOH treated nail sample while washing with sodium chloride solution during the procedure. The false-positive results occur due to red staining of non-fungal structures like starch particles, serum remnants, and parakeratotic cells.[8]