The periodic acid-Schiff stain in diagnosing tinea: Should it be used routinely in inflammatory skin diseases?

Journal of Cutaneous Pathology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 611-615

  Al Amiri, Amina ^a   Chatrath, Vandana ^a   Bhawan, Jag ^a   Stefanato, Catherine M ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; SKIN BIOPSY; SKIN INFLAMMATION; TINEA;

COLORING AGENTS; DERMATITIS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; EOSINE YELLOWISH-(YS); FLUORESCENT DYES; HEMATOXYLIN; HUMANS; HYPHAE; PERIODIC ACID-SCHIFF REACTION; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TINEA;

EID: 0242539766     PISSN: 03036987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0560.2003.00111.x     Document Type: Article

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