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Diagnosis and the Skin Immune System

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The traditional means of diagnosis of inflammatory skin diseases include physical examination, diagnostic tests such as skin biopsy for histology and immunofluorescence, and a variety of special serologic assays. Tools and techniques utilizing nanotechnology are designed to utilize less material; be minimally invasive; and offer rapid, sensitive, and specific results.

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  1. Department of Dermatology, UNC Chapel Hill, 3100 Thurston Bowles Bldg, Chapel Hill, NC, 27544, USA

    Adnan Nasir MD, PhD

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA

    Anthony Gaspari MD

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    Adnan Nasir

  2. Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, 10451, USA

    Adam Friedman

  3. Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, 10065, USA

    Steven Wang

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Nasir, A., Gaspari, A. (2013). Diagnosis and the Skin Immune System. In: Nasir, A., Friedman, A., Wang, S. (eds) Nanotechnology in Dermatology. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5034-4_14

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