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A 24-year-old man had multiple, small hypopigmented macules on the upper chest and back for the last three months. The macules were circular, arranged around follicles and many had coalesced to form large sheets. The surface of the macules showed fine scaling. He had similar lesions one year ago which subsided with treatment. The most appropriate investigation to confirm the diagnosis is

ASlit skin smear from discrete macules
BTzanck test
CSkin biopsy of coalesced macules
DPotassium hydroxide preparation of scales
Dental
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