Tzanck test
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In dermatopathology, the Tzanck test, also Tzanck smear, is scraping of an ulcer base to look for Tzanck cells. It is sometimes also called the Chickenpox skin test and the herpes skin test.
Tzanck cells (multinucleated giant cells) are found in:
[edit] Eponym
It is named after Arnault Tzanck (1886–1954), a French dermatologist.
[edit] References
- ^ Folkers E, Oranje AP, Duivenvoorden JN, van der Veen JP, Rijlaarsdam JU, Emsbroek JA (August 1988). "Tzanck smear in diagnosing genital herpes". Genitourinary medicine 64 (4): 249–54. PMC 1194227. PMID 3169755. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=1194227.
[edit] External links
- Tzanck test - medlineplus.org.
- Definition of Tzanck test - medterms.com.
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