Skin or mucosal biopsy culture


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Mucosal biopsy
Mucosal biopsy
Alternative Names

Culture - skin or mucosal biopsy


What the risks are

There may be bleeding, slow healing, or an infection can be introduced into the biopsy site.


Special considerations

Sometimes the biopsy is also sent for microscopic examination by a pathologist.



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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