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Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app
Rashes, ulcers and skin lesions are well suited for telemedicine. We have developed a smartphone app, the first of its kind in Norway, where a referring physician can write a short medical history and take clinical and dermatoscopic photographs with a smartphone, which is then sent to and evaluated...
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Public Library of Science
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32339203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232131 |
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author | Rizvi, Syed Mohammad Husain Schopf, Thomas Sangha, Amandip Ulvin, Kim Gjersvik, Petter |
author_facet | Rizvi, Syed Mohammad Husain Schopf, Thomas Sangha, Amandip Ulvin, Kim Gjersvik, Petter |
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description | Rashes, ulcers and skin lesions are well suited for telemedicine. We have developed a smartphone app, the first of its kind in Norway, where a referring physician can write a short medical history and take clinical and dermatoscopic photographs with a smartphone, which is then sent to and evaluated by a dermatologist. In the period from June 1(st), 2017, to September 1(st), 2019, clinical information and photographs of rash and skin lesions from 171 patients were sent by 40 primary care and nursing home physicians via the smartphone app to four dermatologists for diagnosis and therapeutic advice. A wide range of dermatological conditions were diagnosed, most commonly chronic ulcers (17%), eczema (15%) and pigmented lesions (13%). Assessed later by a dermatologist, referral for regular consultations with a specialist was avoided in 119 patients (70%). Sixteen patients (9%) were recommended a regular consultation with a dermatologist; information for prioritization in the specialist healthcare service was then provided. In 36 patients (21%), further measures by the referring physician were recommended. Our experience indicates that many ordinary consultations on rash, ulcers and skin lesions in the specialist healthcare services can be avoided when using the smartphone app. |
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spelling | pubmed-71857022020-05-06 Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app Rizvi, Syed Mohammad Husain Schopf, Thomas Sangha, Amandip Ulvin, Kim Gjersvik, Petter PLoS One Research Article Rashes, ulcers and skin lesions are well suited for telemedicine. We have developed a smartphone app, the first of its kind in Norway, where a referring physician can write a short medical history and take clinical and dermatoscopic photographs with a smartphone, which is then sent to and evaluated by a dermatologist. In the period from June 1(st), 2017, to September 1(st), 2019, clinical information and photographs of rash and skin lesions from 171 patients were sent by 40 primary care and nursing home physicians via the smartphone app to four dermatologists for diagnosis and therapeutic advice. A wide range of dermatological conditions were diagnosed, most commonly chronic ulcers (17%), eczema (15%) and pigmented lesions (13%). Assessed later by a dermatologist, referral for regular consultations with a specialist was avoided in 119 patients (70%). Sixteen patients (9%) were recommended a regular consultation with a dermatologist; information for prioritization in the specialist healthcare service was then provided. In 36 patients (21%), further measures by the referring physician were recommended. Our experience indicates that many ordinary consultations on rash, ulcers and skin lesions in the specialist healthcare services can be avoided when using the smartphone app. Public Library of Science 2020-04-27 /pmc/articles/PMC7185702/ /pubmed/32339203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232131 Text en © 2020 Rizvi et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Rizvi, Syed Mohammad Husain Schopf, Thomas Sangha, Amandip Ulvin, Kim Gjersvik, Petter Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app |
title | Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app |
title_full | Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app |
title_fullStr | Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app |
title_full_unstemmed | Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app |
title_short | Teledermatology in Norway using a mobile phone app |
title_sort | teledermatology in norway using a mobile phone app |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7185702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32339203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0232131 |
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