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A member asked:
Doctor did koh scrape on potential fungal rash, it didnt detect fungus so now he feels it may be something else but i forgot to mention i shaved with a manual razor over the spot that morning barely an hour beforehand. would that affect the results?
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Not likly but I would ask Dr. who did scraping,
Answered 4/23/2023
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