Evaluation of an Internet-based teledermatology system
Abstract
We established a Website which allowed clinical dermatology cases to be submitted, with digital images, through a simple online form. The case could then be managed within the public health service. A database containing 6000 drug interactions was also available on the Website to help clinical management. The Website was tested by 10 junior doctors, who examined dermatology patients, filled in the electronic form with their clinical observations and descriptions, and forwarded digital images. Five dermatologists then evaluated the 71 cases stored on the Website. The agreement between the virtual evaluation and the definitive diagnosis (on face-to-face examination) was 95%. The Website could be used in national health strategies, as a tool for promoting voluntary medical attendance, and for multicentre epidemiological surveillance.
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The authors' experience is similar to previous studies involving dermatologists in other settings using mobile phones or standard teledermatology with personal computers and digital cameras.
“Overall, our experience is similar to that from a number of previous studies involving dermatologists in other settings using either mobile phones (4, 5) or standard teledermatology with personal computers (PCs) and digital cameras (6-11).”
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- Authors
- Chao, L. W., Cestari, T. F., Bakos, L., Oliveira, M. R., Miot, H. A., Zampese, M., Andrade, C. B., & Böhm, G. M.
- Affiliations
- Universidade de São Paulo (BR)
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (BR)
- Venue
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 2003-06
- Volume
- 9
- Issue
- 1_suppl
- Pages
- 9-12
- ISSN
- 1357-633X (ISSN-L)
- 1758-1109
- OpenAlex
- W1983926355
- Cited by
- 49
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2025: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2018: 4 · 2017: 3 · 2014: 2 · 2013: 4 · 2012: 3
- Type
- conference abstract
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › Health Information Management › Electronic Health Records Systems
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Healthcare Systems and Technology
- Keywords
- teledermatology, internet-based telemedicine, dermatological diagnosis, digital images, drug interaction databases, diagnostic agreement, medical residents, public health services, disease surveillance
- MeSH terms
- Dermatology, Humans, Skin Diseases, Remote Consultation, Databases as Topic, Internet
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