Table of Contents
- Overview
- Results
- Risks
- Prevention
- Images
Herpes skin test; Chicken pox skin test
What the risks are
There are no risks with this test.
Special considerations
There is a high rate of false-negative results even when the virus is present.
Images
Viral lesion culture
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Tzanck test Prevention
Review Date: 02/10/2006
Reviewed By: Kenneth Wener, M.D., Division of Infectious Diseases, Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed
Healthcare Network.
A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)
