• Dermatologic clinics · Apr 2015

    Review

    Best way to perform a punch biopsy.

    • Judith Domínguez-Cherit and Daniela Gutiérrez Mendoza.
    • Department of Dermatology, Insituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición "Salvador Zubiran", Av. Vasco de Quiroga #15, Colonia Belisario Dominguez Sección XVI, Delegación Tlalpan, CP 14000, México Distrito Federal 14000, Mexico. Electronic address: judom59@hotmail.com.
    • Dermatol Clin. 2015 Apr 1; 33 (2): 273-6.

    AbstractNail punch biopsy is used to obtain a tissue sample for the diagnosis and treatment of nail diseases. The best results will be possible if the surgeon is familiar with the anatomy and physiology of the nail apparatus. A punch biopsy can be used in all regions of the nail apparatus in the presence or absence of nail plate. When the procedure is performed with a careful handling of the anatomic site and specimen, in most cases a successful diagnosis can be achieved. Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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