A simple fluorescent method for the detection of superficial fungi in skin and hair. A combined stain with acridine orange and potassium hydroxide.
D000165:Acridine Orange; D004396:Coloring Agents; D003881:Dermatomycoses / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005658:Fungi; D006197:Hair / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D006878:Hydroxides; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D012867:Skin; D013194:Staining and Labeling
D004396:Coloring Agents; D006878:Hydroxides; D017680:Potassium Compounds; D000165:Acridine Orange; C029943:potassium hydroxide
DERMATOMYCOSIS/diagnosis; HAIR/microbiology; STAINS AND STAINING