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A member asked:
I got tb test injection in an open wound, is this bad? should i get retested?
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Yes: A TB (tuberculosis test, or ppd) should be placed on the underside of the forearm, on normal appearing skin. I can't imagine why it would've been placed within a wound, but it should be retested, because it couldn't be properly interpretted within abnormal skin.
Answered 4/30/2015
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