key: cord-0952500-fy4171v5
authors: Kantor, Jonathan
title: This Month in JAAD International: March 2022: Photography, skin cancer, and the limits of teledermatology in the COVID-19 pandemic
date: 2021-12-06
journal: J Am Acad Dermatol
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.12.001
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doc_id: 952500
cord_uid: fy4171v5

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limitations of this technology. For example, the quality of teledermatology-produced diagnoses is limited by the quality of images received: in teledermatology, as in many other fields, the adage of "garbage in, garbage out," holds true, as even the most brilliant dermatologist can only render diagnoses if image quality-and image choice-is adequate. Unfortunately, the ubiquity of powerful smartphone cameras does not guarantee that an image sent by a patient will be of high quality, representative, use adequate lighting-or even be in focus. Standardizing photography for teledermatology may help mitigate these concerns, and a range of options have been considered in the past, including relying on a dedicated teledermatology image capture team for patients being assessed in the context of primary care clinics, 5 though further work in this important area is needed.

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