| Document ID (ISN) | 110377 |
| CIS number |
09-1261 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0105-1873 - Contact Dermatitis |
| Year |
2009 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Baumeister T., Weistenhöfer W., Drexler H., Kütting B. |
| Title |
Prevention of work-related skin diseases: Teledermatology as an alternative approach in occupational screenings |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 2009, Vol.61, No.4, p.224-230. Illus. 40 ref. |
| Abstract |
This cross-sectional study was aimed at determining whether teledermatological examinations were equally sensitive and specific at detecting skin lesions as conventional face-to-face examinations. When examining skin conditions of 100 male wet workers, tele-examinations tended to assess the skin condition more critically than face-to-face examinations. Teledermatological examinations are sufficiently sensitive in detecting early signs of hand eczema, although signs for chronicity may get overestimated. Implications of these findings are discussed. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
telecommunications equipment; skin diseases; description of technique; reliability; diagnosis |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
male workers; Germany; skin wetness; dermatological examinations; hand; cross-sectional study; eczema |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Germany |
| Subject(s) |
Medicine, hygiene and first aid
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Skin diseases
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