Surg Cosmet Dermatol. 2017;9(4):324-326
The dermatologist's clinical practice is based on the analysis of cutaneous lesions that is carried out mainly by clinical observation, and currently supplemented with tests such as dermoscopy and confocal microscopy. Despite its low cost, the Wood's lamp has been decreasingly used as an auxiliary diagnostic method. The authors of the present study describe several cases of use of the Wood's lamp where it provided valuable assistance to the dermatologist, aiming at encouraging the use of this device in the daily practice.
Keywords: fluorescence; diagnosis; malassezia; propionibacterium acnes; porphyrias; vitiligo; melanosis; erythrasma; corynebacterium; tinea capitis
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