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A member asked:

My skin biopsy was positive for connective tissue disease, unspecified. do biopsies sometimes specify lupus, sjogrens etc?

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Yes and no: Depending on the disorder, biopsy can make a specific diagnosis, such as vasculitis. Most of the time diagnosing needs to take into consideration, medical history, physical findings, laboratory tests and imagining studies.

Dr Hickerson agreed

Answered 4/21/2021

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