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    Glossary Wood's lamp

    emits UV light to diagnose skin and hair conditions

    A Wood's lamp, also known as a Wood's light, is a diagnostic tool that emits ultraviolet (UV) light. When shone on the skin or hair, it can help identify fungal infections, bacterial infections, and pigmentary disorders by causing affected areas to fluoresce in distinctive colors. This tool is particularly useful in dermatology for diagnosing conditions like tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) and vitiligo.

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    1. Wood's lamp for early detection of Microsporum Canis tinea capitis in children Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy · 2024 · 4 citations
    2. Treatment of Alopecia in Children Journal of Drugs in Dermatology · 2021 · 2 citations
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    4. Comma hairs: A dermatoscopic marker for tinea capitis Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2008 · 143 citations
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    6. Dermatological history and examination Medicine · 2013 · 1 citations
    7. Multiple Scaly Patches on the Scalp JEADV Clinical Practice · 2025
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    9. Clinical profile of tinea capitis among rural children in Cuddalore district International journal of dermatology, venereology and leprosy sciences · 2023
    10. Fluorescent tattoos as anatomic markers to track trichologic responses Journal of The American Academy of Dermatology · 2018
    11. Tinea Capitis: An Overview with Emphasis on Management Pediatric Dermatology · 1999 · 89 citations
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    14. A rare case of coinfection with white piedra and pediculosis capitis Indian dermatology online journal · 2017 · 2 citations
    15. Dermatophytosis in Clinically Infected Cats: Diagnoses and Efficacy Therapy Advances in animal and veterinary sciences · 2022 · 1 citations
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    17. The Utility of Ultraviolet Dermoscopy in Identifying White Hairs in Children: A Diagnostic Aid Skin Appendage Disorders · 2026
    18. Clinical and Microscopic Evaluation of Dermatophytosis in Suspected Feline Cases Al-Kunooze Scientific Journal · 2026
    19. Tinea Capitis Caused by Microsporum ferrugineum in an Infant during the First Year of Life Journal of Mycology and Infection · 2025
    20. Gray Patch Tinea Capitis by Microsporum canis in a Child: A Case Report Highlighting Environmental Risk Factors and Diagnostic Nuances Bioscientia Medicina Journal of Biomedicine and Translational Research · 2025
    21. Diagnosis and treatment of Microsporum canis-induced dermatophytosis in a domestic cat ARSHI Veterinary Letters · 2025
    22. Trichobacteriosis Pubis Presenting as Genital Bromhidrosis Indian Dermatology Online Journal · 2024
    23. AVALIAÇÃO DA CRIPTOSPORIDIOSE EM CÃES E SUAS IMPLICAÇÕES NA SAÚDE ÚNICA Editora In Vivo eBooks · 2024
    24. Pityriasis versicolor on the scalp: An unusual distribution of a common disease Pediatric investigation · 2023
    25. Follicular leukoderma is an early step in the course of ordinary vitiligo: A new hypothesis Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists · 2022
    26. Gray Patch Tinea Capitis in Two Siblings 2021
    27. Hypotrichosis and Alopecia 2019
    28. Doctor, my armpit hair has turned yellow! Malodorous yellowish axillary hair in an adolescent patient 2018
    29. Follicular Vitiligo: A Rare and Under Recognized Variant Indian Journal of Dermatology · 2026
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