Response to “Comment on: ‘The growth of teledermatology: Expanding to reach the underserved’”

To the Editor: We would like to thank authors Stoj and Lu for their interest in our paper, “The growth of teledermatology: Expanding reach underserved,” thoughtful commentary, which includes experience teledermatology prisons. concur with authors’ observations that telemedicine is a valuable tool delivering specialty dermatologic care otherwise underserved incarcerated population. The senior author who led initial study, Dr Babar Rao, has over 10 years practicing state prison system. Because nature location especially during pandemic, most these patients are managed via telemedicine, they only come office procedures, such as biopsy, excision, or Mohs micrographic surgery. find successful visits use combination store-and-forward methodology live video conferencing. Although camera technology advanced recent years, lighting often inadequate. Additionally, attendant facilitating visit may be unaware how best position patient create encounter. Having take still photos advance can facilitate process arriving at diagnosis virtually. easily diagnose manage inflammatory disorders (such eczema, psoriasis, folliculitis) infections molluscum, warts, herpes) using this method. Teledermatology also facilitates management systemic therapy including biologics. In minority cases, we encounter need see office, example, when cutaneous inflammation does not resolve after repeated treatment trials confident differentiating between skin cancer benign neoplasm based on alone. For both pitfalls, adding dermoscopy images further virtual experience. None disclosed. Comment on: underserved”Journal American Academy DermatologyVol. 85Issue 2PreviewTo read article entitled underserved” by Chuchvara et al1 great interest. Through detailed review accessibility, licensing legislation, state-specific reimbursement United States, highlighted expanding promising method communities, COVID-19 pandemic. Herein, resonate expand authors' call advocate unique group less reported Full-Text PDF