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Injury Disease Nutrition Poison Symptoms Surgery Test |
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Skin lesion biopsy |
| Overview Risks Results |
| Alternative Names: |
| Punch biopsy; Shave biopsy; Skin biopsy; Biopsy - skin |
| What the risks are: |
| Any time the skin barrier is broken, there is a chance of infection. If you tend to form large scars (keloids) in response to a skin injury, there is a fair chance one will form over the biopsy area. You may lose a very small amount of blood during the procedure. |
| Special considerations: |
| Fluid-filled lesions may be examined by skin lesion aspiration instead of skin lesion biopsy. |
Viral lesion culture |
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