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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A [[Wood's lamp]], although useful in diagnosing fungal infections of the hair ([[ | |||
* A [[Wood's lamp]]<ref name="pmid22972730">{{cite journal| author=Ponka D, Baddar F| title=Wood lamp examination. | journal=Can Fam Physician | year= 2012 | volume= 58 | issue= 9 | pages= 976 | pmid=22972730 | doi= | pmc=3440273 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=22972730 }} </ref>, although useful in diagnosing fungal infections of the hair ([[tinea capitis]]), is not usually helpful in diagnosing tinea pedis since the common dermatophytes that cause this disease do not fluoresce under ultraviolet light. | |||
* However, it can be useful for determining if the disease is due to a non-fungal afflictor. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Dermatology]] | [[Category:Dermatology]] | ||
[[Category:Infectious skin diseases]] | [[Category:Infectious skin diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Fungal diseases]] | [[Category:Fungal diseases]] | ||
[[Category:Foot diseases]] | [[Category:Foot diseases]] |
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Overview
- A Wood's lamp[1], although useful in diagnosing fungal infections of the hair (tinea capitis), is not usually helpful in diagnosing tinea pedis since the common dermatophytes that cause this disease do not fluoresce under ultraviolet light.
- However, it can be useful for determining if the disease is due to a non-fungal afflictor.