Wood lamp examination.

comparison study of wood lamp & direct exam for diagnosis of superficial mycoses

Experience with wood lamp illumination and digital photography in the documentation of bruises on human skin.

Bruising is very common in children. Examination of bruising can guide the clinician in ordering radiographic imaging studies of children who have suffered trauma. Additionally, bruising in infants and patterns of bruising that do not match the injury scenario offered by caretakers can raise the suspicion of abuse. This article reports preliminary experience with Wood lamp enhancement of faint ...

[Interdigital erythrasma: clinical, epidemiologic, and microbiologic findings].

BACKGROUND Erythrasma is a superficial infection caused by Corynebacterium minutissimum and affects the major skin folds and the interdigital regions of the feet. It is characterized by erythematous, brown, scaly patches and maceration, and exhibits coral-red fluorescence under Wood light. OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of erythrasma in patients with interdigit...

Corkscrew hair: a new dermoscopic sign for diagnosis of tinea capitis in black children.

T inea capitis (TC) is the most common dermatophytosis of childhood and has an increasing incidence worldwide. The presence of Microsporum canis, the most prevalent causative organism in Europe, is usually easy to diagnose: it classically presents with a patch of alopecia, a scaly plaque, and a positive finding under Wood lamp examination. An increase in anthropophilic organisms is widely repor...

Effects of micronised wood powder irradiated with ultraviolet light and exposed to ozone gas on in vitro ruminal fermentation in beef cattle

In in vitro ruminal fermentation, micronised wood powder is digested to produce volatile fatty acids, but its fermentability is weak. The aim of the present study was to ascertain a suitable pretreatment of micronised wood powder to enhance volatile fatty acid production in vitro. Rumen fluid taken from beef cattle was anaerobically incubated with micronised wood powder. Initially, effects of p...