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KMID : 0363220130510010008
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Korean Journal of Dermatology
2013 Volume.51 No. 1 p.8 ~ p.12
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Telemedicine of Skin Diseases in Ulleung Island
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Kim Sung-Ae
Cho Jae-We
Lee Kyu-Suk
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Abstract
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Background: Telemedicine can be useful in dermatology on Ulleung island which is 217 km away from Pohang and without dermatologists. Objective: The purpose of this study is to measure the effectiveness of telemedicine in treating skin diseases on Ulleung island. Methods: 33 patients on Ulleung island were examined by a fullmotion real-time video by one dermatologist in a Dongsan hospital of Keimyung University once a week. From June 2011 to June 2012, there have been 53 treatments of telemedicine in 33 patients. Results: 14 diseases were found in 33 patients. The most common disease group was infectious skin disease and eczema in 9 patients. In addition, there were other skin diseases such as acne vulgaris, allergic contact dermatitis, prurigo nodularis, lichen simplex chronicus, malignant melanoma, seborrheic dermatitis, polymorphous light eruption and so on. Conclusion: Dermatology favors telemedicine because we had investigated its value and possibilities by clinical experience of telemedicine between Ulleung island and Dongsan medical center in Daegu.
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KEYWORD
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Skin, Telemedicine, Ulleung
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