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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 | 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 areas. | ||
==Screening== | ==Screening== |
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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 areas.
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.