When Assisting with a Skin Biopsy of a Patient Suspected

question 3

Multiple Choice

When assisting with a skin biopsy of a patient suspected of having bullous pemphigoid (BP) lesions, what will the practitioner do?

• A) Avoid contact with the infected lesions.
• B) Elicit a positive Nikolsky sign to confirm the diagnosis.
• C) Perform direct immunofluorescence microscopy.
• D) Prevent spread of the lesions to other areas of the skin.

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