Specialist degree in Medicine and Surgery (single cycle)

Clinical and laboratoristic evaluation of dermatological patient  (Corso Elettivo)

Course code

0761M

Name of lecturers

Giampiero Girolomoni, Paolo Rosina

Coordinator

Giampiero Girolomoni

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1

Academic sector

MED/35 - DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREAL DISEASES

Language of instruction

Italian

Period

Corsi elettivi del 1° semestre dal Oct 11, 2010 al Dec 23, 2010.

Lesson timetable

Corsi elettivi del 1° semestre

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Learning outcomes

To provide a clinical and laboratory evaluation of patients with skin diseases.

Syllabus

- Anatomy and physiology of the skin and oral cavity
- Elementary lesions of the skin and oral cavity
- Clinical and instrumental approach to the dermatological patient and oral lesions
- Bacterial diseases (erysipelas, cellulitis, impetigo, folliculitis, intertrigo)
- Fungal Diseases (dermatophytosis, pityriasis versicolor, candidiasis)
- Viral diseases (herpes simplex, herpes zoster, chickenpox, HPV disease, measles, molluscum contagiosum, hand-foot-mouth disease)
- Ectoparasites: scabies, pediculosis, phthiriasis, insect bites
- Syphilis, gonorrhea and non-gonococcal urethritis
- Eczematous diseases (atopic dermatitis, contact dermatitis, seborrheic dermatitis)
- Cheilitis
- Urticaria e angioedema
- Psoriasis
- Autoimmune bullous diseases (pemphigus, pemphigoids)
- Lichenoid syndromes
- Recurrent oral aphthosis, Bechet's disease, oral ulcers
- Connective tissue diseases (lupus erythematosus, scleroderma, dermatomyositis)
- Adverse drug reactions (maculopapular exanthema, fixed drug eruption, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Lyell syndrome)
- Proliferative diseases, benign and precancerous lesions of the oral mucosa
- Melanoma and non melanoma skin cancer
- Anomalies and diseases of the tongue

Assessment methods and criteria