A 7 years old boy presented with painful boggy swelling of the scalp, multiple sinuses with purulent discharge, easily pluckable hairs and lymph nodes enlarged in the occipital region. Which one of the following would be most helpful for diagnostic evaluation?

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Bacterial culture

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Biopsy

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KOH mount

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Patch test

A 7 years old boy presented with painful boggy swelling of the scalp, multiple sinuses with purulent discharge, easily pluckable hairs and lymph nodes enlarged in the occipital region. Which one of the following would be most helpful for diagnostic evaluation?

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