Korean journal of dermatology (대한피부과학회지)

Korean Dermatological Association (대한피부과학회)
권호 표지

Telemedicine of Skin Diseases in Ulleung Island

울릉도의 피부과 환자들을 대상으로 한 원격진료 치험

  • Kim, Sung-Ae (Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Cho, Jae-We (Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Suk (Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Keimyung University)
  • 김성애 (계명대학교 의과대학 피부과학교실) ;
  • 조재위 (계명대학교 의과대학 피부과학교실) ;
  • 이규석 (계명대학교 의과대학 피부과학교실)
  • Published : 2013.01.31
⟨ Previous Next ⟩

Abstract

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.

Keywords

References

  1. Telemedicine: fad or future? Lancet 1995;345:73-74 https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(95)90054-3
  2. Kwon IG, Kang JH. Primary medical system and folk medicine in Ulleung island, In: Systematic study of Ulleung and Dokdo island. Institute of Korean Cultural Studies Yeungnam University, 1998:315-331
  3. Kim JH, Kim SH, Han SW. Study on the application of the U-healthcare system to weak medical service area. J Socie Korea Indust Sys Engineer 2009;3:3-10
  4. Warshaw EM, Hillman YJ, Greer NL, Hagel EM, MacDonald R, Rutks IR, et al. Teledermatology for diagnosis and management of skin conditions: a systematic review. J Am Acad Dermatol 2011;64:759-772 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2010.08.026
  5. Armstrong AW, Wu J, Kovarik CL, Goldyne ME, Oh DH, McKoy KC, et al. State of teledermatology programs in the United States. J Am Acad Dermatol 2012;67:939-944 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2012.02.019
  6. Fabbrocini G, De Vita V, Pastore F, D'Arco V, Mazzella C, Annunziata MC, et al. Teledermatology: from prevention to diagnosis of nonmelanoma and melanoma skin cancer. Int J Telemed and Applications 2011;2011:125-762
  7. Jang SJ, Lee YS, Chun DK. Diagnostic agreement between teleconsultation and clinic-based consultation in dermatology. Korean J Dermatol 2002;40:1339-1345
  8. Jo SJ, Cho HH, Paik SH, Kim KH, Eun HC, Kwon OS. Live interactive teledermatologic consultation: clinical evaluation and the patients' satisfaction. Korean J Dermatol 2010;48:749-757
  9. Cha JH, Oh CK, Jang HS, Kwon KS. Analysis of dermatologic counseling by PC communication. Korean J Dermatol 2001;39:1339-1345
  10. Krupinski E, Burdick A, Pak H, Bocachica J, Earles L, Edison K, et al. American telemedicine association's practice guidelines for teledermatology. Telemed J E Health 2008;14:289-302 https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2007.0129