A digital health solution for remote assessment of allergic contact dermatitis

Stanford researchers have designed a remote digital health platform to assist diagnosis and management of some inflammatory skin conditions, such as eczema. It allows screening for contact allergies by using a new transdermal adhesive device to deliver contact allergens and carry out epicutaneous patch tests paired with a digital platform and a trained neural network for interpretation of results by using digital images.

This test kit enables testing in a remote setting, such as in a home or a primary care facility rather than in a specialty clinic. This system and method include -an adhesive device, a software, algorithms, and communication tools which detects and interprets skin reactions to allergens using digital images.

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