The Role of Teledermatology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Narrative Review
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Teledermatology represented one of the most important and useful tools during the COVID-19 pandemic era. Indeed, due to the severe restriction, and to reduce the spread of the infection, different measures were applied among different countries and hospitals to ensure a continuity of care for patients. In this scenario, teledermatology played a central role, especially in the management of patients suffering from chronic inflammatory skin diseases. The aim of this narrative review is to describe the role of teledermatology during the COVID-19 pandemic to analyze main strengths and limitations of this tool, as well as to provide future perspectives in clinical applications.
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The higher acceptance among physicians aligns with findings by Ruggiero et al., who reported increased enthusiasm for teledermatology among dermatologists, especially after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
“The higher acceptance among physicians aligns with findings by Ruggiero et al., who reported increased enthusiasm for teledermatology among dermatologists, especially after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic [35].”
From Acceptance and perceived usefulness of digital health services in the management of chronic urticaria: a survey of patients and physicians (2025) · cites this paper as [35]
The Discussion (page unavailable) reports high satisfaction with teledermatology among physicians during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Results > Limitations of Teledermatology section says most surveyed dermatologists considered it effective for patient care. The review does not report that dermatologists’ enthusiasm increased after the pandemic began or compare their attitudes before and after its onset. (LLM, conf=0.84)
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- Authors
- Ruggiero, A., Martora, F., Fabbrocini, G., Villani, A., Marasca, C., Megna, M., Fornaro, L., Comune, R., & Potestio, L.
- Affiliations
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Ruggiero, Angelo
- ORCID
- Venue
- Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2022-12
- Volume
- Volume 15
- Pages
- 2785-2793
- ISSN
- 1178-7015 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC9783831
- OpenAlex
- W4312049271
- Cited by
- 46
- References
- 119
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 16
- FWCI
- 2.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Clinical Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Dove Medical Press (Taylor and Francis Group) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Dermatology › Dermatological and COVID-19 studies
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › General Dentistry › Dental Research and COVID-19
- Keywords
- teledermatology, COVID-19 pandemic, continuity of care, chronic inflammatory skin disease, telemedicine, skin disease management, infection control measures
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