ChatGPT and acne: Accuracy and reliability of the information provided-The AI-check study

Vincenzo Bettoli^{1

2}, Luigi Naldi^{2

3}, Eugenio Santoro⁴, Maria Rosa Valetto⁵, Anna Bolzon^{3

6}, Fortunato Cassalia^{3

6}, Simone Cazzaniga^{2

7}, Sergio Cima⁵, Andrea Danese⁸, Silvia Emendi⁵, Monica Ponzano⁶, Nicoletta Scarpa⁵, Pietro Dri⁵

Affiliations

¹ Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
² Study Centre of the Italian Group for Epidemiological Research in Dermatology (GISED), Bergamo, Italy.
³ Dermatology Unit, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Research in Digital Health and Digital Therapeutics, Department of Clinical Oncology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Zadig Ltd Benefit Company, CME National Provider, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁸ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Integrated Medical and General Activity, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

Vincenzo Bettoli et al. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2025 Apr.

. 2025 Apr;39(4):e359-e362.

doi: 10.1111/jdv.20324. Epub 2024 Sep 16.

¹ Section of Dermatology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
² Study Centre of the Italian Group for Epidemiological Research in Dermatology (GISED), Bergamo, Italy.
³ Dermatology Unit, Ospedale San Bortolo, Vicenza, Italy.
⁴ Unit of Research in Digital Health and Digital Therapeutics, Department of Clinical Oncology, Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research, Milan, Italy.
⁵ Zadig Ltd Benefit Company, CME National Provider, Milan, Italy.
⁶ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
⁷ Department of Dermatology, Inselspital University Hospital of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
⁸ Unit of Dermatology, Department of Integrated Medical and General Activity, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.

No abstract available

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