The majority of skin lesions in pediatric primary care attention could be managed by Teledermatology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Teledermatology is a tool that provides accurate diagnosis and has been gaining more emphasis over time. It can be used for triage in primary care attention to address skin conditions improving access and reducing time to treatment for surgical, severe or even lethal diseases.

Objectives

Our main goal was to evaluate the proportion of pediatric patient's lesions that could be managed using teledermatology in primary care attention. Secondly, we wanted to assess the ten most frequent skin conditions, the most common treatments and the referrals made by the teledermatologists to biopsy, in-presence dermatologist or kept at primary care attention.

Methods

A cross-sectional retrospective study involving 6,879 individuals and 10,126 lesions was conducted by stor

SUBMITTER: Giavina Bianchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6886848 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature