Teledermoscopy

TeledermoscopyTeledermoscopy is a novel for the diagnosis and management of skin disease when face-to-face assessment (FTF) is limited by logistical, geographical, or resource-limiting constraints. TeledermoscopyTeledermoscopy has been shown to be effective in the diagnosis of pigmented and nonpigmented lesionsPigmented lesions, with diagnostic accuracyDiagnostic accuracy comparable to that of FTF diagnosis. Inclusion of clinical and dermoscopic images improves the diagnostic accuracy of teledermatologyTeledermatology services, thereby reducing unnecessary specialist referrals and costly treatments, time to intervention or management, and overall healthcare costs. MobileMobile teledermoscopy is an economically viable option for patients, as inexpensive mobile dermatoscopesDermatoscopy have emerged on the market to reduce consumer out-of-pocket costs. The utility of teledermoscopy is limited in special settings, such as skin cancerSkin cancer screening and the diagnosis of complex lesions in high-risk patients. Further researchResearch is recommended to investigate the role of dermoscopic expertise on the accuracy of telediagnosis and artificial intelligenceArtificial intelligence on the evaluation of teledermoscopic images.