Feasibility and cost of a telemedicine-based short-term plan for initial access in general dermatology in Andalusia, Spain.

Background: In developed countries, health care delivery in dermatology is hampered by the low availability of dermatologists.

Objective: To analyze the feasibility of a teledermatology-based action plan to provide initial dermatologic care in areas with low availability of dermatologists.

Methods: A cross-sectional study describing the feasibility and cost of a 12-month action plan based on a store-and-forward teledermatology (TD) connecting primary care centers and a TD center.

Increasing Frequency of Seborrheic Keratosis Diagnoses as a Favorable Consequence of Teledermatology-Based Skin Cancer Screening: A Cross-sectional Study of 34,553 Patients.

Background: Screening of skin cancer by teledermatology (TD) has improved the early detection of skin cancer by enhancing access to skin cancer clinics.

Objective: We sought to analyze how TD-based skin cancer screening has changed the frequency of consultations for benign lesions.

Patients And Methods: A cross-sectional study including teleconsultations received during a 7-year period was conducted to analyze and compare the trendlines of each lesion type over the study period.

Reliability of the MDi Psoriasis Application to Aid Therapeutic Decision-Making in Psoriasis.

Background: Therapeutic decisions in psoriasis are influenced by disease factors (e.g., severity or location), comorbidity, and demographic and clinical features.

Internet-based skin cancer screening using clinical images alone or in conjunction with dermoscopic images: A randomized teledermoscopy trial.

Background: Teledermoscopy involves the use of dermoscopic images for remote consultation and decision-making in skin cancer screening.

Objective: We sought to analyze the potential benefits gained from the addition of dermoscopic images to an internet-based skin cancer screening system.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial assessed the diagnostic performance and cost-effectiveness of clinical teleconsultations (CTC) and clinical with dermoscopic teleconsultations.

Yield of Computed Tomography at Baseline Staging of Melanoma.

Background: Current guidelines call for baseline imaging only for very high-risk (T4b) primary cutaneous melanomas.

Objectives: To estimate the frequency of computed tomography (CT) at baseline staging of primary cutaneous melanoma and the diagnostic yield of CT; and to describe the types and frequencies of incidentaloma findings.

Material And Methods: Cross-sectional study of cutaneous melanoma cases (tumor classifications Tis to T4bN0M0) attended between 2008 and 2014 in a specialized melanoma unit.

Association between tumor size and Breslow's thickness in malignant melanoma: a cross-sectional, multicenter study.

The aim of this study was to assess the potential role of tumor diameter in explaining variations in tumoral invasion and in the initial prognosis for patients with malignant melanoma (MM). This was a multicenter, cross-sectional study that recruited between 2000 and 2009 patients with primary in-situ MM (Tis) and invasive cutaneous MM. Tis and MMs with a Breslow's thickness less than 1 mm (T1) were grouped (Tis-T1) and tumors with a Breslow's thickness 1 mm or more were also analyzed in combination (T2-T4).

Role of age and sex in the diagnosis of early-stage malignant melanoma: a cross-sectional study.

Age and sex have been identified as predictors of outcome in malignant melanoma (MM). This aim of this multicentre, cross-sectional study was to analyse the role of age and sex as explanatory variables for the diagnosis of thin MM. A total of 2430 patients with MM were recruited.

Disease control for patients with psoriasis receiving continuous versus interrupted therapy with adalimumab or etanercept: a clinical practice study.

Background: Studies analyzing the efficacy and safety of interrupted psoriasis therapy with biologic drugs have not reported clear benefits in routine clinical practice.

Objectives: To identify differences in the disease control of psoriasis patients undergoing continuous or interrupted therapy with adalimumab or etanercept.

Methods: This retrospective 3-year cohort study (interrupted vs.

The role of accessibility policies and other determinants of health care provision in the initial prognosis of malignant melanoma: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The prognostic benefit of health care service provision and delivery policies for patients with malignant melanoma (MM) is not yet clear.

Objective: To analyze the role of health care provision determinants in the initial prognosis of MM.

Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted at 14 public hospitals and recruited 3550 patients with MM between 2000 and 2009.