TY - JOUR
T1 - E-Mail and photographs
T2 - A case report of a patient-initiated diagnostic tool in the era of electronic communication
AU - Hartgers, Mindy
AU - Jatoi, Aminah
PY - 2010/3/1
Y1 - 2010/3/1
N2 - This case report reviews some of the clinical aspects of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor-induced rash, and, more importantly, it describes a specific case in which the diagnosis of such a rash occurred by means of a patient-initiated photographic electronic communication. The fact that this electronic communication was patient-initiated suggests that health care providers will likely be asked to make clinical decisions based on this type of communication soon and that this type of seemingly low-cost approach will likely become an important aspect of cancer symptom control and palliative care in the future.
AB - This case report reviews some of the clinical aspects of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) inhibitor-induced rash, and, more importantly, it describes a specific case in which the diagnosis of such a rash occurred by means of a patient-initiated photographic electronic communication. The fact that this electronic communication was patient-initiated suggests that health care providers will likely be asked to make clinical decisions based on this type of communication soon and that this type of seemingly low-cost approach will likely become an important aspect of cancer symptom control and palliative care in the future.
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U2 - 10.1089/jpm.2009.0215
DO - 10.1089/jpm.2009.0215
M3 - Review article
C2 - 20178438
AN - SCOPUS:77749282905
SN - 1096-6218
VL - 13
SP - 335
EP - 337
JO - Journal of Palliative Medicine
JF - Journal of Palliative Medicine
IS - 3
ER -