The skin biopsy is an invaluable diagnostic tool ... or endocrine dermatoses 2. A 6–8 mm punch will provide good sampling material with minimal trauma. Smaller punches (2–4 mm) can be used ...

Traditionally, punch biopsy sites have been sutured ... areas tend to heal with suture tracks and scar spread due to the skin tension. Patient preferences, as expressed in this study, favored ...

A 6-year-old boy was apparently well ... The nails were bilateral and symmetrical (Figure 1). Punch biopsy of the dystrophic nail plate using 3-mm skin punch was performed. It was driven down ...