Drop dermoscopy for teledermatology

Global teledermatology

Telemedicine is the delivery of health care services between two remote locations through information and communication technologies to improve a patient’s health condition. It is a tool to increase access to quality care services for patients in both developing and developed countries in any situation in which there is a barrier to receiving treatment [1]. There are generally two methods of te...

Teledermatology: a review.

Teledermatology holds great potential for revolutionizing the delivery of dermatology services, providing equitable service to remote areas and allowing primary care physicians to refer patients to dermatology centres of excellence at a distance. However, before its routine application as a service tool, its reliability, accuracy and cost-effectiveness need to be verified by rigorous evaluation...

Teledermatology protocol for screening of Skin Cancer*

BACKGROUND Telemedicine refers to the use of technology as improvement of healthcare delivery to places where distance becomes an obstacle. Its use represents a great potential for dermatology, a specialty whose visual analysis phase is essential in diagnosis. OBJECTIVES To analyze the compatibility index of skin cancer diagnoses between primary care and teledermatology, and to validate a pro...

Dermoscopy rainbow pattern as a diagnostic clue for early angiosarcoma

Angiosarcomas of the scalp are aggressive invasive tumors that, more often than not, mimic benign painless skin lesions. We here report a case of angiosarcoma that was timely diagnosed and treated thanks to the dermoscopic rainbow pattern.

American Telemedicine Association's Practice Guidelines for Teledermatology.