DERM/RX. A computer aid to the management of diseases of the skin

DERM/RX (dermatologic therapy) is a computerized data base representing a compendium of therapeutic management options for over 600 diseases of the skin. This data base is housed in the National Headquarters of the American Academy of Dermatology in Evanston, Illinois. It is accessible via DERM/INFONET to members of the American Academy of Dermatology via telephonic communication lines that blanket the United States. The data base is constantly updated by the Task Force on DERM/RX of the Committee on Biomedical Communications of the American Academy of Dermatology.