Skin surface stripping in diagnosing and monitoring inflammatory, xerotic, and neoplastic diseases.
Skin surface stripping is a useful and simple diagnostic tool for the diagnosis of a number of diseases that affect the skin during childhood and adolescence. The procedure has proved to be especially valuable in inflammatory, xerotic, and neoplastic conditions as it provides information regarding pathologic changes as well as diagnosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003880:Dermatology / Q000379:methods*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology