SKIN BIOPSY - HOW TO DO IT

Authors
LESLIE T
Citation
T. Leslie, SKIN BIOPSY - HOW TO DO IT, British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 58(7), 1997, pp. 341-342
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
British Journal of Hospital Medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00071064
Volume
58
Issue
7
Year of publication
1997
Pages
341 - 342
Database
ISI
SICI code
0007-1064(1997)58:7<341:SB-HTD>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
This article explains how to perform a skin biopsy with details about instruments and equipment. The patient's consent should always be obta ined for the procedure. The wound margins should be marked out along t he skin crease lines. The specimen should always be sent for analysis.