A blood-free method of performing slit-skin smears

• Matthew J. Verheyden, BSc (Biomed), MD,
• Margot J. Whitfeld, MBBS, DTM&H,
• Meciusela Tuicakau, MBBS, DipDerm,
• Antoine Bertolotti, MD, PhD

Affiliations

Matthew J. Verheyden, BSc (Biomed), MD

Department of Dermatology, the Sutherland Hospital, Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia; Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Margot J. Whitfeld, MBBS, DTM&H

Skin Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Correspondence to: Margot J. Whitfeld, MBBS, DTM&H, the Skin Hospital, Sydney, Australia.

Meciusela Tuicakau, MBBS, DipDerm

Department of Dermatology, PJ Twomey Hospital, Suva, Fiji

Antoine Bertolotti, MD, PhD

CIC-INSERM 1410, Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Reunion Island, Saint-Pierre, Reunion, France; Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia