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Specimen containing "proof" of the patient's infestation.
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During the consultation he repeatedly attempted to rub the fungus off his skin to prove its existence.  Figure 1 shows material the patient collected from his fingernails after vigorous scratching, which he incubated in water at room temperature for 6 weeks.