With the invent of smart phones, tele-dermatology has become a cheap and cost-effective medium to provide medical services to rural population. Its usefulness is more prominently noted during the COVID 19 pandemic and much more in countries with difficult terrain with limited specialist health providers. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease which may cause significant disability if treatment is delayed. Here, we discuss three cases of CL from a remote district by use of tele-dermatology during the pandemic lockdown.
BT - Tropical Doctor DO - 10.1177/00494755221136910 LA - eng N2 -With the invent of smart phones, tele-dermatology has become a cheap and cost-effective medium to provide medical services to rural population. Its usefulness is more prominently noted during the COVID 19 pandemic and much more in countries with difficult terrain with limited specialist health providers. Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a neglected tropical disease which may cause significant disability if treatment is delayed. Here, we discuss three cases of CL from a remote district by use of tele-dermatology during the pandemic lockdown.
PB - SAGE Publications PY - 2022 EP - 004947552211369 T2 - Tropical Doctor TI - Use of mobile tele-dermatology in managing cutaneous leishmaniasis from a remote district of Nepal during the COVID 19 pandemic: A case series SN - 0049-4755, 1758-1133 ER -