Telemedicine of Skin Diseases in Ulleung Island / 대한피부과학회지
Korean Journal of Dermatology
;
: 8-12, 2013.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-157636
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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Assunto principal:
Poliestirenos
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Prurigo
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Pele
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Dermatopatias
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Dermatopatias Infecciosas
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Telemedicina
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Dermatite Alérgica de Contato
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Dermatite Seborreica
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Acne Vulgar
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Dermatologia
Limite:
Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Korean Journal of Dermatology
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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