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Biopsy Kits, Methods, and Guidelines

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This part highlights not only what you should carry in your biopsy kits for shave and punch biopsies but also provides helpful suggestions on how to choose the correct sites for the most high-yield biopsy results.

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  1. Dermatology, University of Minnesota/ Hennepin Health Care Systems, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Sara Hylwa, Elisabeth Hurliman, Jing Liu & Erin Luxenberg

  2. Dermatology, Division of Pediatric Dermatology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA

    Christina Boull

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Hylwa, S., Hurliman, E., Liu, J., Luxenberg, E., Boull, C. (2021). Biopsy Kits, Methods, and Guidelines. In: Pocket Dermatology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-83602-3_1

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