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A punch biopsy of the cutaneous lesion showed lymphogranulomatous inflammation in the dermis.
Mycobacterium haemophilum infection after alemtuzumab treatment by Kamboj, Mini; Louie, Eddie; Keihn, Timothy; Papanicolaou, Genovefa; Glickman, Michael; Sepkowitz, Ke / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Diagnosis is made by finding the microfilariae in superficial skin shavings or punch biopsy, adult worms in histologic sections of excised nodules (4), or characteristic eye lesions Onchocerciasis is an infection caused by the parasite Onchocerca volvulus (worm), spread by the bite of an infected blackfly.
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A punch biopsy is used to obtain deeper samples of skin using an instrument that looks like a cookie cutter.
Protecting yourself against the deadliest skin cancer: melanoma by Wiszniak, Joel / Life Extension
 
 
 
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