Postgraduate Specialisation in Rheumatology

Skin and Venereal Diseases

Course code

4S01550

Name of lecturer

Paolo Gisondi

Number of ECTS credits allocated

1

Academic sector

MED/35 - DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREAL DISEASES

Language of instruction

Italian

Site

VERONA

Period

not yet allocated

Learning outcomes

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to: 1. Recognize and describe skin manifestations. Correctly identify primary lesions and main morphological patterns. Accurately describe the clinical presentations of the main inflammatory, infectious, autoimmune, and tumor-related dermatoses. Distinguish primary skin manifestations from secondary alterations. 2. Apply structured diagnostic reasoning. Collect and interpret a targeted anamnesis. Integrate clinical, imaging, and laboratory data. Formulate a coherent and reasoned differential diagnosis. Define the appropriate diagnostic pathway (dermoscopy, cultures, biopsy, allergy testing). 3. Interpret images and reports. Analyze basic clinical and dermoscopic images. Interpret essential dermatopathological and microbiological reports. Connect imaging findings to pathophysiological mechanisms.

Syllabus

Dermatology Program – University Syllabus 1. Fundamentals of the discipline Anatomy and physiology of the skin Elementary lesions: definition, recognition, classification Dermatological semiotics: morphological patterns and distribution Methodology of the dermatological objective examination 2. Inflammatory dermatology Atopic dermatitis: phenotypes, complications, therapy Seborrheic dermatitis Contact dermatitis: irritant and allergic; patch test Psoriasis: clinical forms, comorbidities, therapeutic approach Lichen planus: cutaneous and mucosal variants Eczema (nummular, asteatotic, dyshidrotic) 3. Skin infections Bacterial infections: impetigo, folliculitis, cellulitis, erysipelas Viral infections: herpes simplex, zoster, molluscum contagiosum, warts Superficial mycoses: tinea corporis, pedis, capitis; candidiasis Parasitosis: scabies, pediculosis Principles of antimicrobial therapy in dermatology 4. Autoimmune bullous diseases Pemphigus vulgaris: clinical features, immunopathological diagnosis, therapy Bullous pemphigoid: variants and management Dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease 5. Allergological and immunological dermatology Acute and chronic urticaria Angioedema Adverse drug reactions: exanthemas, DRESS, SJS/TEN (notes) Cutaneous vasculitis

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