My fiance has a spot that glows green under UV light.

    by AllPurposeGrunt

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    1. Uh that really just looks like a laser pointer dot. Are yall using a laser pointer?

      I know Blue/Violet laser diodes emits UVs.

      Depends on wavelength but that looks…. *a bit too bright*.

    2. AdvancedChemical1936 on

      Does she do her own nails? Some of the gels look like that under UV if they get on your skin. I bet there are other substances that do the same but I haven’t looked into it

    3. OriginalBlackberry89 on

      it’s an alien implant that’s known to have been implanted by the aliens from zeta rituculi or something, iono

    4. Did your partner stab themselves in the finger with a pen at some point in the past? 

    5. Futileexercise1308 on

      Ooo! Post a video to see if the spot remains stationary during a sweep with the light

    6. thisremindsmeofbacon on

      vitligo? can glow like that under blacklight, very hard to see on light skin sometimes, especially on the fingers

    7. It would be on the surface of the skin. Laundry detergent, soaps, lotions or cleaning products often glow blue/green under UV. Tiny amounts can stay on skin even after washing. Get her to wash her finger using soap, dry it and try it again.

    8. I believe that may be a wart.

      IIRC genital warts shine white under UV light and acetic acid?

    9. Could be a localized fungal infection. Tinea species and a few others produce a glow like this.

      Edit sorry fungal glow is more reddish.

      Do you use highlighters? They can rub off but still be absorbed and persist without being visible under normal conditions.

      Other possibilities are pesticides/fertilizer, or certain laundry and cleaning supplies. You can wash them off but likely temporarily absorbed material into skin and persists

    10. Is that spot losing melanin? Because glowing spots under UV is a classic vitiligo diagnosis. Or lichen sclerosis if it’s itchy

    11. SeeYouInTrees on

      Have her wash her hands very well with warm water for 20 secs. Have her dry her hands and check again without applying lotion.

    12. With no visible discoloration in regular light most likely tinea versicolor (caused by a yeast.) Try an otc antifungal (ketoconazole, selenium sulfide shampoo used as body wash, or clotrimazole cream) for 2 weeks and then check her opals again.

    13. Unlucky_Benefit4175 on

      My fiancee has a spot that glows green when I shine the laser pointer on her finger…..errrr I mean when I shine a laser…… Arg I mean a uv light. 🤦 Ah never mind.

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