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According to the the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force ([[USPSTF guidelines|USPSTF]]), there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine [[Screening (medicine)|screening]] for dermatophytosis but the wood lamp examination may be used as a [[Screening (medicine)|screening]] tool for [[tinea capitis]] in suspected cases. | |||
==Screening== | ==Screening== | ||
===Wood lamp examination=== | ===Wood lamp examination=== | ||
*In the wood lamp test, 360 mm black light helps in diagnosis by causing certain skin lesions to fluoresce.<ref name="urlOffice Techniques for Dermatologic Diagnosis - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK212/ |title=Office Techniques for Dermatologic Diagnosis - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | *In the wood lamp test, 360 mm black light helps in diagnosis by causing certain skin lesions to fluoresce.<ref name="urlOffice Techniques for Dermatologic Diagnosis - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf">{{cite web |url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK212/ |title=Office Techniques for Dermatologic Diagnosis - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf |format= |work= |accessdate=}}</ref> | ||
*Screening can be done for tinea capitis via wood lamp examination, which will show the following findings:<ref name="pmid22972730">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ponka D, Baddar F |title=Wood lamp examination |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=58 |issue=9 |pages=976 |year=2012 |pmid=22972730 |pmc=3440273 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | *[[Screening (medicine)|Screening]] can be done for [[tinea capitis]] via wood lamp examination, which will show the following findings:<ref name="pmid22972730">{{cite journal |vauthors=Ponka D, Baddar F |title=Wood lamp examination |journal=Can Fam Physician |volume=58 |issue=9 |pages=976 |year=2012 |pmid=22972730 |pmc=3440273 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
**Blue-green (most Microsporum species) | **Blue-green (most [[Microsporum|''Microsporum'']] species) | ||
**Dull yellow (Microsporum gypseum) | **Dull yellow (''[[Microsporum]] gypseum'') | ||
**Dull blue (Trichophyton schoenleinii) | **Dull blue ([[Trichophyton|''Trichophyton'']] schoenleinii) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Hassan A. Kazmi BSc, MD [2]
Overview
According to the the U.S. Preventive Service Task Force (USPSTF), there is insufficient evidence to recommend routine screening for dermatophytosis but the wood lamp examination may be used as a screening tool for tinea capitis in suspected cases.
Screening
Wood lamp examination
- In the wood lamp test, 360 mm black light helps in diagnosis by causing certain skin lesions to fluoresce.[1]
- Screening can be done for tinea capitis via wood lamp examination, which will show the following findings:[2]
- Blue-green (most Microsporum species)
- Dull yellow (Microsporum gypseum)
- Dull blue (Trichophyton schoenleinii)
References
- ↑ "Office Techniques for Dermatologic Diagnosis - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf".
- ↑ Ponka D, Baddar F (2012). "Wood lamp examination". Can Fam Physician. 58 (9): 976. PMC 3440273. PMID 22972730.