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FROTTIS TZANCK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-01-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
- Viral Diseases
- The Skin
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Tzanck test
1, record 1, English, Tzanck%20test
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Tzanck smear 2, record 1, English, Tzanck%20smear
correct
- herpes skin test 3, record 1, English, herpes%20skin%20test
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A stained smear of cutaneous lesion, examined for possible herpetic inclusions. 4, record 1, English, - Tzanck%20test
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Multinucleated giant cells are [characteristic] of varicella, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, or pemphigus. 5, record 1, English, - Tzanck%20test
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
- Maladies virales
- Appareil cutané
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cytodiagnostic de Tzanck
1, record 1, French, cytodiagnostic%20de%20Tzanck
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- frottis de Tzanck 2, record 1, French, frottis%20de%20Tzanck
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Examen simple, rapide et spécifique [...] réalisé devant une dermatose vésiculo-bulleuse, permettant après une coloration au May-Grunwald-Giemsa, d'observer au microscope des cellules ballonisantes [ou] multinuclées témoignant de l'effet cytopathogène du groupe des Herpès virus. 3, record 1, French, - cytodiagnostic%20de%20Tzanck
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les frottis de Tzanck sont rapides et faciles à réaliser, mais ils ne sont pas spécifiques pour permettre une distinction entre le VZV [virus varicelle-zona] et le virus de l'herpès. 2, record 1, French, - cytodiagnostic%20de%20Tzanck
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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