Skin Biopsy
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How To Prepare
Before a skin biopsy, tell your doctor if you:
- Are taking any medications, particularly anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone. Anti-inflammatory medicines may change the way your biopsy looks under the microscope.
- Are allergic to any medicines.
- Have had any bleeding problems or are taking blood-thinning medicines, such as aspirin or warfarin (Coumadin).
- Are or might be pregnant.
No special preparation is needed before having this test.
You may be asked to sign a consent form. Talk to your health
professional about any concerns you have regarding the need for the test, its
risk, how it will be done, or what the results will indicate. To help you
understand the importance of this test, fill out the
medical test
information form
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Last Updated:
April 26, 2007- Author:
- Maria G. Essig, MS, ELS
- Medical Review:
- Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Alexander H. Murray, MD, FRCPC - Dermatology
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