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authors: Trinidad, John; Kroshinksy, Daniela; Kaffenberger, Benjamin H.; Rojek, Nathan
title: Telemedicine for Inpatient Dermatology Consultations in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
date: 2020-04-24
journal: J Am Acad Dermatol
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.04.096
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to chemotherapy, and other diseases that complicate and extend hospitalizations. 3 Inpatient 46 dermatology services will continue to provide impactful care throughout the COVID-19 crisis 47 with a particular need to help allocate scarce resources. Hospital bed space, isolation rooms, and 48 equipment is/will be limited during this pandemic, and dermatologists will play an important role 49 in triaging and identifying conditions such as varicella-zoster mimics that can be safely managed 50 outside of isolation rooms or pseudocellulitis that can be managed outside of the hospital setting. 51

However, proper protocols and safety measures are necessary to protect the health of patients, 52 trainees, consultants, and family members. 53 54 Telemedicine has already begun to revolutionize how we provide care to patients. Outpatient 55 teledermatology services have the potential to increase access to dermatology care, and to 56 address health care disparities for urban-underserved and rural populations. 4 Inpatient 57 teledermatology is emerging as a safe and effective option as well. 5 Dermatologists are poised to 58 utilize teledermatology to increase access to dermatologic care for hospitalized patients, reduce 59 the risk of infection of patients, trainees and staff, and reduce the use of precious resources such 60 as personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical supplies. 

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