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Telehealth and Research Strides for Young Patients
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- Telemedicine and digital health tools enable remote consultations, improving management and follow-up care for pediatric vitiligo patients by reducing the need for frequent in-person visits.
- Emerging research aims to understand vitiligo pathogenesis, focusing on immune modulation, genetic factors, and novel drug targets to develop therapies that halt or slow disease progression.
Lisa Swanson, MD, discusses how telemedicine and digital health tools can aid in the management and follow-up care of pediatric patients with vitiligo by enabling remote monitoring, improving access to specialists, and facilitating patient engagement, while emerging research into vitiligo treatments may focus on developing therapies to halt or slow the progression of this autoimmune skin condition.
Video content above is prompted by the following:
- How do you see advancements in telemedicine or digital health tools aiding in the management and follow-up care of pediatric vitiligo patients?
- In terms of future treatments, what emerging research might focus on halting or slowing the progression of the disease?
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