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How Can A Biopsy Show Impetigo On A Tissue?
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I am 30 years of age. I developed this irritating little growth on my skin. Yes, I did what I shouldn't have done and I picked at it. I went to a dermatologist who biopsied it.
The growth is benign. Keratosis. But then the pathologist also found impetigo.
I am not concerned about the benign growth, now I am concerned about the impetigo, I assume, secondary to scratching the growth.
1. How can a biopsy show impetigo on a tissue?
2. Can the pathologist confirm what kind of bacteria is causing the impetigo?
My concern is I have MRSA Impetigo. Is that possible? Would the pathologist be able to rule that out while looking at the specimen if he can already see the impetigo under the microscope?
Thanks.
I am 30 years of age. I developed this irritating little growth on my skin. Yes, I did what I shouldn't have done and I picked at it. I went to a dermatologist who biopsied it.
The growth is benign. Keratosis. But then the pathologist also found impetigo.
I am not concerned about the benign growth, now I am concerned about the impetigo, I assume, secondary to scratching the growth.
1. How can a biopsy show impetigo on a tissue?
2. Can the pathologist confirm what kind of bacteria is causing the impetigo?
My concern is I have MRSA Impetigo. Is that possible? Would the pathologist be able to rule that out while looking at the specimen if he can already see the impetigo under the microscope?
Thanks.
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Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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hi, dr. boskey gandhi is here, I want to clarify that impetigo is because of streptococcal & staphylococcal infection of skin,which is diagnosed by pathologist under microscopy & confirm by culture. so role of pathologist, to confirm the suspected impetigo.
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