Department of Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Philadelphia.
The internet is a global network of computer databases. Over the last decade the fastest growing area of the internet has been the World Wide Web. The World Wide Web now offers a vast array of dermatologic resources that can be used to support the delivery of patient care. The purpose of this article is to provide a brief explanation of the World Wide Web, and to list some of the dermatologic resources that are available there.