Teledermatology During COVID-19: An Updated Review

doi:10.1007/s40257-021-00601-y

Review

. 2021 Jul;22(4):467-475.

doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00601-y. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Teledermatology During COVID-19: An Updated Review

Morgan A Farr¹, Madeleine Duvic², Tejas P Joshi³

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¹ School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
³ School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. tejas.joshi@bcm.edu.

PMID: 33835345
PMCID: PMC8032846
DOI: 10.1007/s40257-021-00601-y

Review

Teledermatology During COVID-19: An Updated Review

Morgan A Farr et al. Am J Clin Dermatol. 2021 Jul.

. 2021 Jul;22(4):467-475.

doi: 10.1007/s40257-021-00601-y. Epub 2021 Apr 9.

Authors

Morgan A Farr¹, Madeleine Duvic², Tejas P Joshi³

Affiliations

¹ School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA.
² Department of Dermatology, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA.
³ School of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX, 77030, USA. tejas.joshi@bcm.edu.

PMID: 33835345
PMCID: PMC8032846
DOI: 10.1007/s40257-021-00601-y

Abstract

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has fundamentally transformed the landscape of providing dermatologic care. In an age of lockdowns and social distancing, teledermatology (TD) has emerged as a powerful tool to deliver remote care. Here, we review literature on TD use during the pandemic to evaluate the positives and negatives of TD implementation. We especially consider the reception of TD in underserved communities and the developing world as well as the ethico-legal challenges wrought by the burgeoning utilization of this new paradigm of care. The potential of TD to occupy a more prominent role in dermatologic care in a post-COVID-19 world is also discussed.

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Conflict of interest statement

Morgan A. Farr, Madeleine Duvic, and Tejas P. Joshi declare no conflicts of interest.

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[1] Eedy DJ, Wootton R. Teledermatology: a review. Br J Dermatol 1951. 2001;144(4):696–707. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2001.04124.x. - DOI - PubMed

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[8] Gupta R, Ibraheim MK, Doan HQ. Teledermatology in the wake of COVID-19: advantages and challenges to continued care in a time of disarray. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2020;83(1):168–169. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.080. - DOI - PMC - PubMed

[9] Elsner P. Teledermatology in the times of COVID-19—a systematic review. J Dtsch Dermatol Ges. 2020;18(8):841–845. doi: 10.1111/ddg.14180. - DOI - PubMed

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