Арьс судлалын практикт зайн оношилгоог зарим аймагт нэвтрүүлсэн байдал

Abstract

Background: In order to improve sufÏciency of specialized care for people living in the rural areas, the “Derma” application designated to remote diagnosis and treatment of dermatological disorders, was domesticated in Mongolian dermatologic practice, since 2015. Inasmuch as, the need to analyze issues of the telediagnosis is a background of our study. Purpose: Our study aimed to evaluate importance of remote diagnosis, initially implemented in provinces such as Selenge, Sukhbaatar and Khuvsgul. Materials and methods: Descriptive study design was used to analyze diagnostic information of 862 patients registered for Derma app used in dermatological practice of the Selenge, Sukhbaatar and Khuvsgul provinces. Total registered cases were classified according to the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases. Results: Skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases (79.6%) in those seven groups and dermatitis and eczema (44.5%) in 21 subgroups, which were the most common diseases in all provinces. 83.5% of total patients who were registered by “Derma” application were diagnosed at a provincial general hospital. Conclusion: Not only dermatitis and eczema were most common among patients of Sukhbaatar, Khuvsgul and Selenge provinces diagnosed by the telediagnostic application but also large portion total cases were diagnosed at central hospital of provinces.