The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, planned medical and surgical activities are being postponed. For the dermatology community, this interruption to the healthcare system can lead to delays in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. Neglecting melanoma during this crisis can result in increased mortality...
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2020-07-01
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| author | Tamar Gomolin Abigail Cline Marc Zachary Handler |
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| description | Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, planned medical and surgical activities are being postponed. For the dermatology community, this interruption to the healthcare system can lead to delays in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. Neglecting melanoma during this crisis can result in increased mortality, morbidity and healthcare costs. With the COVID-19 pandemic evolving and no clear solutions in sight, it is time for the prospective evaluation of teledermatology. However, dermatologists should be cautious and continue seeing patients with pigmented lesions in person due to the necessity of early surgical intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c04148eb454c478382555df6766b92eb2023-09-15T14:23:06ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Dermatological Treatment0954-66341471-17532020-07-0131544444510.1080/09546634.2020.17628441762844The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemicTamar Gomolin0Abigail Cline1Marc Zachary Handler2New York Medical College School of MedicineMetropolitan HospitalMetropolitan HospitalDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, planned medical and surgical activities are being postponed. For the dermatology community, this interruption to the healthcare system can lead to delays in the diagnosis and treatment of melanoma. Neglecting melanoma during this crisis can result in increased mortality, morbidity and healthcare costs. With the COVID-19 pandemic evolving and no clear solutions in sight, it is time for the prospective evaluation of teledermatology. However, dermatologists should be cautious and continue seeing patients with pigmented lesions in person due to the necessity of early surgical intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2020.1762844covid-19delayed diagnosismelanomapublic healthtelemedicine |
| spellingShingle | Tamar Gomolin Abigail Cline Marc Zachary Handler The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic Journal of Dermatological Treatment covid-19 delayed diagnosis melanoma public health telemedicine |
| title | The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full | The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_fullStr | The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_full_unstemmed | The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_short | The danger of neglecting melanoma during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| title_sort | danger of neglecting melanoma during the covid 19 pandemic |
| topic | covid-19 delayed diagnosis melanoma public health telemedicine |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09546634.2020.1762844 |
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