Application of mobile teledermatology for skin cancer screening

Screening difficult-to-reach populations for tuberculosis using a mobile medical unit, Punjab India

“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9] India is a low-to middle-income country, with approximately 30% of the population earning below the international poverty line (US$1.25 per day). 10 Despite a well-developed public health system, many populations in India remain either underserved or without access to the health services available from the public health facilities.…”

Teledermatology: current perspectives

“…There was a predominance of female sex in six studies, 5,36,40,45,46,50 male predominance in two studies, 41,43 and no information about sex in nine studies. Participants' age also varied, ranging from infants to elderly patients.…”

“…42 The remaining studies encompassed multiple skin conditions. 7,36,37,40,[45][46][47][50][51][52] Twelve studies analyzed the reliability by kappa statistics. 5,36,[38][39][40][41][42][44][45][46]48,50 From these, one study compared teledermatology and FTF diagnosis to histopathological results, 39 one compared both groups to teledermatology and FTF diagnosis to the definitive diagnosis, 40 all the others considered FTF consultation as standard reference without histopathological confirmation for the diagnosis.…”

Telemedicina y su aplicación en Dermatología Laboral

“…Sin embargo, el uso de la TD posibilita la disminución de los tiempos de espera tanto para diagnóstico como para tratamiento, con mejora de la satisfacción percibida por parte de los usuarios 28,29,32 .…”

“…Cuando hablamos de eficiencia 25 y utilidad de la teleconsulta para servicios no especializados (médicos de atención primaria); los datos revelan una disminución del número de derivaciones, resultando útil o muy útil en el 88% de los casos 32 ; ayudando al diagnóstico y manejo del paciente.…”