title: Dermatology--here and now.
abstract: Dermatology is a branch of medicine that benefits from the use of photography, to assist in diagnosis and teaching through clinical discussion of the physical signs of a disease, and thereafter, for the monitoring of the condition throughout treatment. This paper describes the development of a dedicated medical photography service in the Welsh Institute of Dermatology at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust. As a consequence, a close working relationship has developed between the dermatologists and the photographers, leading to some interesting new approaches in the use of photography to enhance patient care.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK. amy.lake@cardiffandvale.wales.nhs.uk
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lake
mesh_terms: D004501:Education, Medical; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D010781:Photography / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D017216:Telemedicine