Natural language processing of Reddit data to evaluate dermatology patient experiences and therapeutics.

Background: There is a lack of research studying patient-generated data on Reddit, one of the world's most popular forums with active users interested in dermatology. Techniques within natural language processing, a field of artificial intelligence, can analyze large amounts of text information and extract insights.

Objective: To apply natural language processing to Reddit comments about dermatology topics to assess for feasibility and potential for insights and engagement.