Patients’ pics do help diagnoses: study

Photos can aid dermatologists as lesions may not be present at appointment, research shows
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More patients are bringing pictures of their skin problems to their dermatologists, which helps doctors better observe the progression and potentially diagnose the condition, according to a new study.

The authors, a group of skin experts in France, found that almost two-thirds of patients brought pictures with them to appointments for urticaria.