Tele-dermatology of Skin Cancer in a Cohort of Local Health Authority Employees in the Province of Bergamo

"The screening visit consists in a general dermatological examination of the subject, with special focus on the onset of the following skin diseases during the follow-up period:~1. bacterial skin infections - pyoderma - or viral (erysipelas, impetigo, herpes zoster, molluscum contagiosum, viral warts);~2. fungal skin infections (tinea corporis, cruris, pedis);~3. pigmented tumors (melanoma);~4. non-melanocytic tumors (actinic keratoses, basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma)."

"The system consists in a simple web-based/smartphone application through which subjects can send pictures of recently onset non-widespread skin lesions with special focus on the following diseases:~1. bacterial skin infections - pyoderma - or viral (erysipelas, impetigo, herpes zoster, molluscum contagiosum, viral warts);~2. fungal skin infections (tinea corporis, cruris, pedis);~3. pigmented tumors (melanoma);~4. non-melanocytic tumors (actinic keratoses, basal cell or squamous cell carcinoma).~A dermatology will judge online pictures based on a standard scale. Each subject who will use the system will be also seen by routine clinical visit to confirm the online diagnosis. Subjects who will not send any picture will be seen for a dermatological examination at the end of each year."