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*Serum IgE level | *Serum IgE level | ||
*Scraping - for tinea corporis | *Scraping - for tinea corporis | ||
* | *Tzanck smear and swab for viral polymerase chain reaction - eczema herpeticum | ||
* | *Swab, gram stain and antibiotic sensitivity - ''Staphylococcus'' | ||
* | *Complete blood cell count | ||
**thrombocytopenia (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome) | **thrombocytopenia (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome) | ||
**peripheral eosinophilia | **peripheral eosinophilia | ||
* | * Potassium hydroxide (KOH)- dermatophytes | ||
==References== | ==References== |
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Overview
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [disease name].
OR
[Diagnostic study] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
OR
Other diagnostic studies for [disease name] include [diagnostic study 1], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3], and [diagnostic study 2], which demonstrates [finding 1], [finding 2], and [finding 3].
Other Diagnostic Studies
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with [disease name].
OR
[Diagnostic study] may be helpful in the diagnosis of [disease name]. Findings suggestive of/diagnostic of [disease name] include:
There is no single diagnostic study of choice for routinely diagnosis of atopic dermatitis, but in selected patients,to rule out other skin conditions, histology examination of a skin biopsy and other laboratory tests (eg, serum immunoglobulin E, potassium hydroxide preparation, patch testing, genetic testing) can be considered.[1]
- Serum IgE level
- Scraping - for tinea corporis
- Tzanck smear and swab for viral polymerase chain reaction - eczema herpeticum
- Swab, gram stain and antibiotic sensitivity - Staphylococcus
- Complete blood cell count
- thrombocytopenia (Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome)
- peripheral eosinophilia
- Potassium hydroxide (KOH)- dermatophytes
References
- ↑ Eichenfield LF, Tom WL, Chamlin SL, Feldman SR, Hanifin JM, Simpson EL, Berger TG, Bergman JN, Cohen DE, Cooper KD, Cordoro KM, Davis DM, Krol A, Margolis DJ, Paller AS, Schwarzenberger K, Silverman RA, Williams HC, Elmets CA, Block J, Harrod CG, Smith Begolka W, Sidbury R (February 2014). "Guidelines of care for the management of atopic dermatitis: section 1. Diagnosis and assessment of atopic dermatitis". J. Am. Acad. Dermatol. 70 (2): 338–51. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2013.10.010. PMC 4410183. PMID 24290431.