Teledermatoscopy in Switzerland: A preliminary evaluation

Accuracy of teledermatology for nonpigmented neoplasms

“…In a smaller study by the same investigators of 13 lesions (pigmentation status not reported), aggregated diagnostic accuracy was 80% and 92% for two different clinic dermatologists and 85% for two different teledermatologists using macro images only. 11 Several studies have specifically evaluated pigmented lesions with teledermatology and/or teledermatoscopy [23][24][25][26][27][28][29] but only one, to our knowledge, specifically reported results for nonpigmented lesions. Fabbrocini and colleagues 30 evaluated 44 ''difficult pink lesions'' and reported a ''correct diagnosis'' rate of 66% for clinicians versus 52% for teledermatologists using teledermatoscopy with immersion oil.…”

Dermoscopy of pigmented skin lesions

“…Recent studies were able to show the feasibility and importance of teledermoscopy. [95][96][97][98] This was recently used in a Consensus Netmeeting on Dermoscopy held in Rome during the first World 57,69 Congress on Dermoscopy (http://www.dermoscopy.org). 32 …”

Teledermatology for diagnosis and management of skin conditions: A systematic review

“…11 Based on location, most of the studies were conducted in the United States (n = 14), [3][4][5][6]22,24,25,33,35,37,[41][42][43]45 followed by the United Kingdom (n = 9), 11,12,15,18,29,30,32,38,44 Italy (n = 6), 7,8,20,21,36,39 Spain (n = 4), 9,10,13,17 Australia/New Zealand (n = 3), 14,31,40 Turkey (n = 2), 16,19 and one study each from Germany, 23 Netherlands, 24 Pakistan, 27 Brazil, 28 and Switzerland. 34 Patient and skin condition characteristics. Slightly less than half (20/42, 47.6%) of the studies reported mean age; of those reporting, mean age was 51 years (range of means 6-71 years).…”

“…6,11,16,19,[24][25][26][27]31,32,35,37,41,44,45 Twenty-two studies evaluated only patients with circumscribed lesions; of these, 12 studies exclusively evaluated subjects with pigmented skin lesions 4,8,13,17,20,21,23,29,30,34,36,39 and two studies enrolled only subjects with nonpigmented skin lesions. 5,7 The remaining 8 studies only included subjects with circumscribed lesions but did not specify pigmentation status.…”