title: [Rochus, patron saint of physicians and hospitals--a teledermatologic quiz].
abstract: The painting "St. Rochus with an angel" by Quinten Massys in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich was utilized for a teledermatological quiz. First, only a detail of the plague bubo on the thigh was sent electronically to all physicians in our department. The answers were correct descriptions, but the interpretations quite heterogeneous. In a second set, the full painting together with the hint- Pinakothek - was given. Now the number of descriptively correct diagnoses was high; one resident knew the name of the featured individual and his diagnosis. This example demonstrates one problem with teledermatology - when viewing a clinical picture, relevant additional information is frequently essential in order to make a correct diagnosis. In addition, this presentation of saint physicians and hospitals, the holy Rochus, better known to those who are under his protection.
authors.affiliation: Dermatologische Klinik, Medizinische Universität Graz, Austria. werner.aberer@meduni-graz.at
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Aberer
mesh_terms: D003880:Dermatology / Q000266:history*; D005858:Germany; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008519:Medicine, Traditional / Q000266:history*; D010151:Paintings / Q000266:history*; D010930:Plague / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000266:history*; D012068:Religion and Medicine; D018597:Saints / Q000266:history; D017216:Telemedicine