Challenges and limitations of teledermatology for skin and soft-tissue infections: A real-world study of an expert center

Evolution and challenges of store‐and‐forward teledermatology for skin diseases of elderly in long‐term care facilities: Results of a 5‐year analysis

“…In fact, skin cancer is the commonest cause of LTCF requests by SFTD, and it is the perfect model for a spot-diagnosis in teledermatology. 3 Geriatricians are also well-exposed to skin diseases compared to other physicians, as the prevalence of skin conditions is high among elderly. 5 This optimizes outcomes of SFTD since less exchanges are needed to supply patient information.…”

“…As a quarter of patients did not need a follow-up with a dermatologist, unnecessary travel for patients in LTCF was limited. 3 However, around a quarter of patients for whom a biopsy or excision was scheduled did not show up. Unexpectedly, the proportion did not decrease over the years.…”

“…In SFTD, quality of supplied information depends on the type of dermatosis and the category of patients. 3 For example, SFTD requests for lower limb infections frequently have low quality of information that limit STFD usage in these cases. 3 In contrast, teledermatologists highly rated the quality of supplied information by geriatricians.…”

“…3 For example, SFTD requests for lower limb infections frequently have low quality of information that limit STFD usage in these cases. 3 In contrast, teledermatologists highly rated the quality of supplied information by geriatricians. In fact, skin cancer is the commonest cause of LTCF requests by SFTD, and it is the perfect model for a spot-diagnosis in teledermatology.…”