title: How useful is a biopsy in a case of suspected fungal infection?
abstract: In suspected cases of superficial fungal infections, biopsies are not routinely performed. This paper has analyzed some diagnostic features of histopathologic examination in dermatomycosis that are not usually emphasized. The usefulness of light microscopic observation of PAS-stained and plastic-embedded specimens has also been shown.
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002179:Candidiasis, Cutaneous / Q000175:diagnosis; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D004894:Erythrasma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D014010:Tinea Versicolor / Q000175:diagnosis