An improved method of surgical pathology testing for onychomycosis

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 655-660

  Nazarian, Rosalynn M ^a   Due, Brice ^a   Deshpande, Anita ^a   Duncan, Lyn M ^a   Misdraji, Joseph ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

nail histology; onychomycosis; periodic acid Schiff; pretreatment; section quality; sodium hydroxide

Indexed keywords

SODIUM HYDROXIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMATOXYLIN EOSINE STAIN; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PERIODIC ACID SCHIFF STAIN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONYCHOMYCOSIS; PATHOLOGY, SURGICAL; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858332415     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: 10976787     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.05.046     Document Type: Article

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