what is the wood's lamp
Wood’s Lamp is currently used as a screening procedure in dermatology offices. It was invented by Robert Williams Wood in 1903, but the light was not originally created for dermatology. It wasn’t until 1925 that a Wood’s Lamp had a dermatological application when Margarot and Deveze used the light to detect fungal infections in the hair .Normal skin will not glow under the lamp, but infected skin will fluoresce. Wood’s Lamp is a common, first step method towards diagnosing skin infections in the United States.
Appliation:
The Wood's lamp test is done to help to detect several conditions affecting the skin, including:
Bacterial infections,Fungal infections,Ectoparasites infestations,Skin coloring changes
Indications:
.Some skin diseases such as vitiligo, acne and host of other cause the skin to fluoresce
Vitiligo,Bacterial Infections,Acne,Porria,Erythasma,Alopecia,Tinea Versicolor,Fungus &Fungal ,Infections,Head Lice and their nits, Fluoresce under black light,Ringworm,Scabies,Child abuse/bruising can often be discerned with a wood's light
Infection | cause | color |
Tinea (Pityriasis)versicolor | Fungal | Yellowish green or orange |
Erythrasma | Bacterial | Red |
Scabies | Mites | |
Vitiligo | death | White |
Porria Cutanea tarda | Genetic or exposure | Red-pink |
Pseudomona infections | Bacterial | Green |
Ø Small size, light weight, easy for patient to carry;Ø Products using UVA light source, which can be used to detect pigment abnormalities, skin infections, porry in metabolism abnormalities. Avoiding chemical grinding excessively, and grasping the treatment of skin diseases timely.Ø Hand-held and simple operation, flexible irradiation area, easy to grasp, more suitable for use at homeØ Equipped with observation window and shade cloth, users also can be clearly observed and tograd under normal circumstances;Ø With UVA and white light two LED light source, make longer life, not only for a variety of skin diseases, can also be used for other medical examination lighting.Ø Observation Windows using opaque ultraviolet magnifying lens, can avoid the ultraviolet radiation damage to the human eyes.
Ø Optional mobile camera support, easy for users to shoot pathology images, can grasp the development of disease and treatment, can also be used in the field of medical research and teaching.
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