Shave biopsy
Dermatology Procedures Review




Shave biopsy

John L. Bezzant,M.D.

If the skin eruption is vesicular, the shave or punch biopsy should be done of apparently normal skin that is next to the edge of the blister. The 4 mm diameter specimen can be cut in half, and half submitted for standard stains, and half submitted for immunofluorescent staining.