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Which test will help us to distinguish between Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSSS) and TEN oxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN) and how?



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skin biopsy

in the SSSS , THE PATHOLOGY IS IN GRANOLOSA CELL ( SUPERFICIAL)

in the TEN , the pathiology is in the basal cell and between derma and epiderma ( deep )








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