Teledermatology

Teledermatology is a subspecialty in the medical field of dermatology and probably one of the most common applications of telemedicine and e-health.[1] In teledermatology, telecommunication technologies are used to exchange medical information (concerning skin conditions and tumours of the skin) over a distance using audio, visual, and data communication. Applications comprise health care management such as diagnoses, consultation, and treatment as well as (continuous) education.[2][3][4]

The dermatologists Perednia and Brown were the first to coin the term "teledermatology" in 1995. In a scientific publication, they described the value of a teledermatologic service in a rural area underserved by dermatologists.[5]

  1. ^ "ATA Teledermatology SIG". American Telemedicine Association. Archived from the original on 2 February 2007.
  2. ^ Wootton R (December 2017). "Realtime Telemedicine". In Wootton R, Craig J, Patterson V (eds.). Introduction to Telemedicine (Second ed.). CRC Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-351-98946-6.
  3. ^ Wurm EM, Hofmann-Wellenhof R, Wurm R, Soyer HP (February 2008). "Telemedicine and teledermatology: Past, present and future". Journal of the German Society of Dermatology. 6 (2): 106–12. doi:10.1111/j.1610-0387.2007.06440.x. PMID 18005076. S2CID 41450493.
  4. ^ Burg G, Soyer HP, Chimenti S (2005). "Teledermatology". In Frisch P, Burgdorf W (eds.). EDF White Book, Skin Diseases in Europe. Berlin. pp. 130–133.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Perednia DA, Brown NA (January 1995). "Teledermatology: one application of telemedicine". Bulletin of the Medical Library Association. 83 (1): 42–7. PMC 225996. PMID 7703938.