A blood-free method of performing slit-skin smears

Matthew J Verheyden^{1

2}, Margot J Whitfeld³, Meciusela Tuicakau⁴, Antoine Bertolotti^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dermatology, the Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Skin Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, PJ Twomey Hospital, Suva, Fiji.
⁵ CIC-INSERM 1410, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Reunion Island, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France.
⁶ Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Review

Matthew J Verheyden et al. JAAD Int. 2024.

. 2024 Apr 23:16:89-90.

doi: 10.1016/j.jdin.2024.01.008. eCollection 2024 Sep.

Matthew J Verheyden^{1

2}, Margot J Whitfeld³, Meciusela Tuicakau⁴, Antoine Bertolotti^{5

6}

¹ Department of Dermatology, the Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia.
² Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
³ Skin Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁴ Department of Dermatology, PJ Twomey Hospital, Suva, Fiji.
⁵ CIC-INSERM 1410, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Reunion Island, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France.
⁶ Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

No abstract available

Keywords: general dermatology; infectious diseases; leprosy; medical dermatology.

Conflict of interest statement

None disclosed.

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