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What conditions are diagnosed using a Wood lamp?
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What conditions are diagnosed using a Wood lamp?
* Increase in pigmentation (eg, melasma, postinflammatory pigmentation) to determine whether the pigmentation is epidermal or dermal.Pigmented lesions have a clear border under Wood light because the light is absorbed by increased melanin
* Loss of pigmentation (eg, vitiligo, ash-leaf macules in tuberous sclerosis, and hypomelanosis of Ito) to identify affected
areas in light-skinned people.
areas in light-skinned people.
* Pityriasis versicolor—a slightly scaly persistent rash on anterior chest and back caused by Malassezia yeasts. When active, the scale emits a yellowish or orange glow
* Malassezia folliculitis—hair follicles fluoresce bluish-white
* Tinea capitis—areas of scale and baldness due to fungal infection.
* Head lice and scabies
* Erythrasma—corynebacteria bacteria cause a pigmented rash in skin folds that fluoresces a coral-pink colour
* Pseudomonas in spa pool folliculitis and wound infection fluoresces green
* Acne fluoresces orange-red due to cutibacteria in hair follicles
* Porphyria causes red-pink fluorescence of the skin (porphyria cutanea tarda), or teeth (erythropoetic porphyria)
* Porphyrins used as the photosensitiser in photodynamic therapy
* Drugs on the skin surface—tetracyclines and mepacrine fluoresce after oral ingestion
* The evenness of application of a salicylic acid-containing chemical peel (this fluoresces green).
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