--- title: DermaDetect emoji: 🔬 colorFrom: blue colorTo: green sdk: docker app_port: 7860 pinned: false --- # DermaDefect | Point-of-Care Clinical Skin Diagnostics **DermaDefect** is a specialized, lightweight clinical reference interface designed for frontline health workers and primary care clinicians. It provides an immediate, privacy-focused environment to document patient skin pathologies, perform diagnostic reference mapping, and generate structured clinical referral reports at the point of care. > **Privacy Commitment:** DermaDefect operates on a local-first architecture. All patient data, clinical notes, and diagnostic records are stored strictly within the local device's browser storage. No clinical data is ever uploaded to external servers. --- ## 🔬 Clinical Workflow Capabilities * **Guided Assessment:** Structured 3-step workflow (Patient Info, Skin Capture, Review). * **Diagnostic Mapping:** Matches captured lesion specimens against standardized medical pathology criteria. * **Urgency Triage:** Automated triage level identification (High/Moderate/Low) with actionable clinical advice. * **Referral Documentation:** One-tap generation of formatted clinical referral summaries ready for patient transfer. * **Compliance Ready:** Built with a clean, HIPAA-compliant interface design for trust and ease of use in high-pressure clinical environments. --- ## 🛠 Project Setup ### Prerequisites * **Node.js** (v18 or higher recommended) * **npm** or **yarn** ### Local Installation 1. **Clone and Install:** ```bash git clone [your-repository-url] cd dermadefect npm install ``` 2. **Configure Environment:** Create an `.env.local` file in the root directory and add your diagnostic engine credentials: ```bash GEMINI_API_KEY=your_secure_api_key_here ``` 3. **Launch:** ```bash npm run dev ``` Access the interface via `http://localhost:3000`. --- ## 🏛 Technical Architecture * **Framework:** Next.js (App Router) * **Styling:** Tailwind CSS (Clinical Light Theme) * **Interaction:** `motion/react` for intuitive workflow transitions * **State Management:** LocalStorage-based persistence for secure, offline-capable patient records * **Icons:** Lucide React --- ## 🛡 Security & Compliance DermaDefect is built to support clinicians in environments where patient privacy is paramount. By leveraging local browser storage, we eliminate the risks associated with cloud-based patient data transmission, ensuring that sensitive diagnostic imagery and personal information remain in the hands of the treating clinician. ---

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DermaDefect Clinical Reference Interface