A skin scraping for fungi is an analysis that helps diagnose the presence of a fungal infection.
Fungal infections most often affect:
In order to prescribe an effective treatment, the dermatologist needs to determine the type of fungal pathogen. For this purpose, biomaterial is scraped into mushrooms.
This analysis can be prescribed by the following doctors:
The analysis is used to diagnose fungal diseases and select appropriate treatment.
There is no special preparation for scraping. For a week, you should refuse to use:
The day before the analysis, it is not recommended to carry out:
The procedure is absolutely painless and does not harm health. With the help of a sterile surgical scalpel, the doctor scrapes off particles of the affected skin. After that, the particles are placed on laboratory glass, diluted with an alkaline solution.
Pathogenic fungi are clearly visible under a microscope, so the result can be obtained quite quickly.
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