Telemedicine of Skin Diseases in Ulleung Island / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 8-12, 2013.
Article
in Korean
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Telemedicine can be useful in dermatology on Ulleung island which is 217 km away from Pohang and without dermatologists.OBJECTIVE:
The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of telemedicine in treating skin diseases on Ulleung island.METHODS:
33 patients on Ulleung island were examined by a fullmotion real-time video by one dermatologist in a Dongsan hospital of Keimyung University once a week. From June 2011 to June 2012, there have been 53 treatments of telemedicine in 33 patients.RESULTS:
14 diseases were found in 33 patients. The most common disease group was infectious skin disease and eczema in 9 patients. In addition, there were other skin diseases such as acne vulgaris, allergic contact dermatitis, prurigo nodularis, lichen simplex chronicus, malignant melanoma, seborrheic dermatitis, polymorphous light eruption and so on.CONCLUSION:
Dermatology favors telemedicine because we had investigated its value and possibilities by clinical experience of telemedicine between Ulleung island and Dongsan medical center in Daegu.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Polystyrenes
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Prurigo
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Skin
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Skin Diseases
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Skin Diseases, Infectious
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Telemedicine
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Dermatitis, Allergic Contact
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Dermatitis, Seborrheic
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Acne Vulgaris
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Dermatology
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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