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Tzanck test

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Removal of tissue material from a freshly opened pemphigus blister, smearing on a microscope slide, May-Grünwald-Giemsa staining. Microscopic detection of Tzanck cells. Typical, but not specific for pemphigus vulgaris.

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Incoming links (1)

Eczema herpeticum;

Outgoing links (2)

Pemphigus cell; Pemphigus vulgaris;

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

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