Toluidine blue
Definition
A nuclear dye applied to anogenital skin that is taken up by nucleated cells exposed by micro-lacerations. It stains micro-tears dark blue, making them visible colposcopically when direct illumination alone would miss them.
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- Forensic Photography and Colposcopy in Clinical SettingsA nuclear dye applied to anogenital skin that is taken up by nucleated cells exposed by micro-lacerations. It stains micro-tears dark blue, making them visible...