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A Wood lamp is used to identify the extent of pigmented or depigmented patches and to detect fluorescence. Normal healthy skin is slightly blue but shows white spots where there is thickened skin, yellow where it is oily, and purple spots where it is dehydrated.
19 cze 2016 · Wykorzystanie lampy Wooda pozwala zarówno na rozpoznanie oraz różnicowanie zmian skórnych, jak i określenie ich dokładnych granic. Możliwe jest różnicowanie m.in. zmian bielaczych z odbarwieniami w łupieżu pstrym, stwierdzenie zmian hiperpigmentacyjnych (ostuda, piegi, zmiany posłoneczne, plamy soczewicowate złośliwe).
Wood’s lamp examination is a simple, painless, risk-free test that can identify certain conditions on your skin, scalp and hair. The UV light test, along with your health history and symptoms, can help diagnose infections and other issues.
Interpretacja wyniku badania lampą Wooda wyda-je się stosunkowo prosta, ponieważ melanina, obecna przede wszystkim w naskórku, pochłania emisję w pa-śmie fal o krótkich długościach, natomiast kolagen, zawarty szczególnie w skórze właściwej, fluoryzuje przy dłuższych falach, głównie w zakresie niebieskim (1).
28 sie 2023 · Wood's lamp is a source of long wave ultraviolet light and can be used to detect the fluorescence in skin and hair, which is a feature of some dermatophytes. It has diagnostic utility in the detection of inconspicuous scalp lesions.
Wood’s lamp has distinctive findings in some cutaneous porphyrias, which arise from enzymatic defects in heme synthesis and subsequent accumulation of photoreactive precursors called porphyrins in tissue, blood, urine, and stool.2 Diagnosis of a specific porphyria in modern medicine may utilize biochemical analysis to identify a specific ...
If an animal is clinically cured but still fungal-culture–positive, a Wood’s lamp examination can help identify whether there is a nidus of infected hairs. In these situations, infected hairs are often found near the eyes and ears; owners often inadequately treat these areas topically.
