Clinical Research Directory

Inclusion Criteria: * adult person (age greater than or equal to 18 years) * either hospitalized patient in a conventional or in a day care department, either seen at a medical appointment in Le Mans General Hospital * person on whom the indication of one or several skin biopsy(ies) using a punch of 4 mm diameter has been established * affiliated or beneficiary of a statutory social insurance scheme * free and informed written consent, signed by both the participant and the investigator (the day of inclusion at the latest and prior to any examination needed by the protocol) after an oral and written information Exclusion Criteria: * skin biopsy on the face or the cervical area * pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient woman * person deprived of liberty by an administrative act or a court decision * patient requiring compulsory mental health care * minor or legally protected adult * patient that is no longer in a condition to express his or her wishes * person that have participated or that are taking part in an interventional study over the past 30 days (condition of exclusivity)