Teledermoscopy as a community based diagnostic test in the era of COVID‐19?
Ashima Lowe, Ausama Atwan, Caroline Mills
Abstract
Abstract Teledermatology has seen an explosion in recent years, with 26% of dermatology departments across the UK offering some form of virtual clinic This rapid evolution has been further hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic, where the number of patients seen in face-to-face (FTF) clinics is limited due to social distancing measures, which are likely to stay in place for the foreseeable future There is, therefore, a need for an innovative way to ensure these limited places are allocated carefully to those who really need to be seen FTF Studies agree that including dermoscopic images in a teleconsultation improve the reliability of telediagnoses, reportedly improving both sensitivity and specificity
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TeledermatologyCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakPandemicSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Social distanceFace (sociological concept)Test (biology)Reliability (semiconductor)Diagnostic testTelemedicineTelehealthMedicineFace masksPediatricsSociologyPolitical scienceVirologyPathologyHealth careSocial sciencePhysicsInfectious disease (medical specialty)OutbreakPower (physics)Quantum mechanicsLawDiseaseBiologyPaleontologyCutaneous Melanoma Detection and ManagementNonmelanoma Skin Cancer StudiesCutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research