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Gram stain of skin lesion

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Viral lesion culture
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Alternative Names

Skin lesion gram stain; Skin biopsy gram stain; Gram stain of skin biopsy


What the risks are

The risks are minimal and may include bleeding at the lesion or infection.


Special considerations

A culture of the skin lesion may be performed in conjunction with the gram stain (see skin or mucosal biopsy culture). Also, pathology studies are often done on a skin biopsy.


Review Date: 02/10/2006
Reviewed By: Kenneth Wener, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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