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==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 (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>
*[[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|''Microsporum'']] species)
**Blue-green (most [[Microsporum|''Microsporum'']] species)
*Dull yellow (''[[Microsporum]] gypseum'')
**Dull yellow (''[[Microsporum]] gypseum'')
*Dull blue ([[Trichophyton|''Trichophyton'']] schoenleinii)
**Dull blue ([[Trichophyton|''Trichophyton'']] schoenleinii)
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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.

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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]

References

  1. "Office Techniques for Dermatologic Diagnosis - Clinical Methods - NCBI Bookshelf".
  2. Ponka D, Baddar F (2012). "Wood lamp examination". Can Fam Physician. 58 (9): 976. PMC 3440273. PMID 22972730.

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