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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Sep 15.
Published in final edited form as: J Telemed Telecare. 2016 Jul 9;23(1):68–73. doi: 10.1177/1357633X15621226

Table 3.

Diagnostic and management concordance between three teledermatologists and one in-person dermatologist, grouped by Fitzpatrick skin types.

Percentage agreement
Lighter skin
(Fitzpatrick I–III)
Darker skin
(Fitzpatrick IV–VI)
Primary diagnosis
 TD 1 57.5% (42/73) 58.6% (51/87)
 TD 2 52.2% (36/69) 54.2% (45/83)
 TD 3 50.0% (37/74) 55.1% (43/78)
 Overall 53.2% (115/216) 56.0% (139/248)
Any diagnosis
 TD 1 93.2% (68/73) 89.7% (78/87)
 TD 2 84.1% (58/69) 88.0% (73/83)
 TD 3 85.1% (63/74) 79.5% (62/78)
 Overall 87.5% (189/216) 85.9% (213/248)
Diagnostic testing
 TD 1 72.6% (53/73) 77.0% (67/87)
 TD 2 55.1% (38/69) 57.8% (48/83)
 TD 3 48.6% (36/74) 42.3% (33/78)
 Overall 58.8% (127/216) 59.7% (148/248)
Clinic-based therapy
 TD 1 82.2% (60/73) 82.8% (72/87)
 TD 2 78.3% (54/69) 79.5% (66/83)
 TD 3 74.3% (55/74) 79.5% (62/78)
 Overall 78.2% (169/216) 80.6% (200/248)
Medical treatment
 TD 1 75.3% (55/73) 70.1% (61/87)
 TD 2 63.8% (44/69) 68.7% (57/83)
 TD 3 68.9% (51/74) 62.8% (49/78)
 Overall 69.4% (150/216) 67.3% (167/248)

TD: teledermatologist