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    GlossaryWood's lamp examination

    uses UV light to detect skin and hair abnormalities

    A Wood's lamp examination, also known as a black light examination, involves using a special ultraviolet (UV) light to illuminate the skin and hair. This diagnostic tool helps identify fungal and bacterial infections, pigmentation disorders, and other skin abnormalities by causing affected areas to fluoresce in distinctive colors.

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      Gray Patch Tinea Capitis in Two Siblings

      research Gray Patch Tinea Capitis in Two Siblings

      January 2021 in “Advances in health sciences research/Advances in Health Sciences Research”
      Two siblings with gray patch tinea capitis were successfully treated after identifying risk factors.
      Clinical and Cure Profile of Tinea Capitis Patients

      research Clinical and Cure Profile of Tinea Capitis Patients

      July 2022 in “Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin/Berkala ilmu kesehatan kulit dan kelamin (Periodical of dermatology and venerology)”
      Most tinea capitis patients were young boys with cat contact, had scaly patches caused by Microsporum canis, and improved with griseofulvin treatment.
      Tinea Capitis in Adults in Southern Taiwan

      research Tinea Capitis in Adults in Southern Taiwan

      37 citations, August 1991 in “International Journal of Dermatology”
      Most tinea capitis cases in southern Taiwan were in adult women, mainly caused by Trichophyton violaceum.
      Alopecia in Children: The Most Common Causes

      research Alopecia in Children: The Most Common Causes

      20 citations, July 1990 in “Pediatrics in Review”
      The four main causes of hair loss in children are fungal infections, pulling out hair, autoimmune hair loss, and stress-related hair shedding.

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