KK Women's and Children's Hospital Our Specialties Elab Book Tzanck smear

Tzanck smear

BC9999

eLab Book (Test Catalogue)

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Criteria for Unacceptable Specimen

Critical Result

Specimen Container	Glass slides
Specimen Requirement	1.Peel scab using sterile needle. 2.Remove whole scab using tweezers. 3.Use a scapel and scrape the entire area of the basal lesion to collect as much cellular materials as possible. 4.Gently spread it on a clean glass slide and air dry.
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	1 day
Testing Laboratory Location	NSC
Laboratory	Dermatopathology
Day and Time Performed	Mon – Fri: 0800 hrs– 1700 hrs
Orderable on CPOE?	No