LABORATORY EXAMINATIONS IN DERMATOLOGY

Rhett J. Drugge, MD

Microbiology

Mycology:

• Microscopic examination of scale (KOH exam)
• Fungal Cultures
• special stains of fixed tissue

Bacteriology:

• Gram's Stain examination of body fluids
• Bacterial Culture
  aerobic
  anaerobic
  slow growing organisms

Virology:

• Tzanck Smear
• Pap Smear (herpes) (2)
• Viral Cultures
  

Tissue Pathology

• Hemoxylin and Eosin
• Special Stains
• Immunopathology
• Immunofluorescence
  direct
  indirect

Molecular Techniques

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Imaging Techniques

• Skin Surface Microscopy (esp. pigmented lesions, proximal nail wall capillary analysis in collagen-vascular diseases)Ultrasound (esp. cysts)
  
• X-Ray (esp. calcification, e.g. scalp osteophytes)
  
• Digital Imaging (remote diagnostic imaging, analysis of pigmented lesions)
  
• Black Light (tinea capitis due to microsporum species, erythrasma)
  
• NMR
• Serial Total Body Photographs (esp. in dysplastic nevus syndrome)