Teledermatology: idea, benefits and risks of modern age - a systematic review based on melanoma
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Telemedicine may be described as a modern technology supporting health care at a distance. Dermatology, as a visually-dependent specialty, is particularly suited for this kind of the health care model. This has been proven in a number of recent studies, which emphasized feasibility and reliability of teledermatology. Many patients in the world still do not have access to appropriate dermatological care, while skin cancers morbidity is on an upward trend. Technological development has enabled clinicians to care for diverse patient populations in need of skin expertise without increasing their overhead costs. Teledermatology has been used for various purposes: health care workers can use this technology to provide clinical services to patients, to monitor patient health, to consult with other health care providers and to provide patients with access to educational resources. It seems that teledermatology might be the answer to numerous issues concerning diagnosing, screening and managing cancers as well as pigmented skin lesions.
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Teledermatology's diagnostic reliability across communication platforms and types, and its efficacy for evaluating different skin conditions, remains uncertain.
“In addition, its diagnostic reliability across communication platforms and types, as well as its efficacy for evaluating different skin conditions remains uncertain (13).”
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The Clinical section questions diagnostic accuracy for conditions such as psoriasis, atopic dermatitis and actinic keratosis, and identifies limits of the store-and-forward model. But the Evidence supporting the use of teledermatology section reports diagnostic concordance for both store-and-forward and real-time video modalities. The source supports condition- and modality-specific limitations, not a general claim that reliability across platforms remains uncertain. (LLM, conf=0.85)
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- Authors
- Pala, P., Bergler-Czop, B. S., & Gwiżdż, J.
- Affiliations
- Medical University of Silesia (PL)
- Corresponding author
- Pala, Paulina
- Venue
- Advances in Dermatology and Allergology
- Publisher
- Termedia Sp. z.o.o.
- Published
- 2020
- Volume
- 37
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 159-167
- ISSN
- 0860-6218 (ISSN-L)
- 1642-395X
- PMC
- PMC7262815
- OpenAlex
- W3024256214
- Cited by
- 83
- References
- 51
- Citations by year
- 2026: 12 · 2025: 10 · 2024: 22 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 16 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 3
- FWCI
- 1.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
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- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Oncology › Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Telemedicine and Telehealth Implementation
- Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › AI in cancer detection
- Keywords
- teledermatology, telemedicine, melanoma, skin cancer, pigmented skin lesions, access to dermatological care, teleconsultation, cancer screening, remote patient monitoring
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