Trina spends a lot of time outside, between being athletic, gardening, and caring for horses. She is undergoing diagnostic testing for some skin abnormalities
a. What are the four diagnostic tests available to diagnose disorders?
b. What types of treatments can be included?
Students' answers should include the following:
a. Wood's light or black light to identify certain fungal disorders
Potassium hydroxide test for identifying hyphae in fungi cells
Fungal cultures to check scraped skin samples for identification of types of fungi cells involved
Skin biopsy to identify tumor cells or abnormal growths
b. Treatments include drug therapy, wet dressings, cryosurgery, radiation, electrodesiccation, photochemotherapy, lifestyle changes, surgical excision, and laser therapy along with therapeutic baths.
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