Teledermatology and its Current Perspective

Paola Pasquali; Sidharth Sonthalia; David Moreno-Ramirez; Pooram Sharma; Mahima Agrawal; Somesh Gupta; Dinesh Kumar; Dharmendra Arora

doi:10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_241_19

Teledermatology and its Current Perspective

Indian Dermatol Online J. 2020 Jan 13;11(1):12-20. doi: 10.4103/idoj.IDOJ_241_19. eCollection 2020 Jan-Feb.

Authors

Paola Pasquali¹, Sidharth Sonthalia², David Moreno-Ramirez³, Pooram Sharma⁴, Mahima Agrawal⁵, Somesh Gupta⁶, Dinesh Kumar⁷, Dharmendra Arora⁸

Affiliations

¹ Dermatology Department, Pius Hospital de Valls, Tarragona, Spain.
² Skinnoncence, The Skin Center and Reaearch Centre, Gurugram, India.
³ Dermatology Department, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain.
⁴ Skin Institute and School of Dermatology, New Delhi, India.
⁵ Department of Dermatology and STD, LHMC & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, India.
⁶ Department of Dermatology and Venereology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
⁷ Dr. Dinesh´s Skin and Hair Clinic, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁸ CEO Derma Source, Gurugram, India.

Abstract

Teledermatology is one of the most important and commonly employed subsets of telemedicine, a special alternative to face-to-face (FTF) doctor--patient consultation that refers to the use of electronic telecommunication tools to facilitate the provision of healthcare between the "seeker" and "provider." It is used for consultation, education, second opinion, and monitoring medical conditions. This article will review basic concepts, the integration of noninvasive imaging technique images, artificial intelligence, and the current ethical and legal issues.

Keywords: Artificial intelligence; internet; machine learning; real-Time video consultation; skin cancer; social media; store and forward; teledermatology; teledermoscopy; telemedicine.

Publication types

Review