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Investigation

Authoring team

Investigation depends strongly upon the suspected aetiology. However, the broad categories of investigation are as follows:

  • culturing for bacteria or viruses - or their antibody titres - if infection is possible
  • biopsy to investigate suspected immunological or genetic disease

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