Table of Contents
- What is Dermatology?
- What is the Scope of Dermatology?
- Where We Practice Dermatology
- What are Subspecialties in Dermatology?
- How We Practice Dermatology
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- Diagnosis
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- Treatments Used in Dermatology
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- Why Be a Dermatologist?
- By the End, You Have to Be Able To:
- The Course Will Be Conducted in the Form of
- Clinical Sessions
- Groups for Clinical Sessions & Presentations
- Student Presentations
- References
- Online References
Dermatology
Dr. Sami Billal - MBBS, PhD, MD
What is Dermatology?
- A branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.
What is the Scope of Dermatology?
- Disorders of the skin, hair, and nails.
- The specialty is divided broadly into medical and surgical fields.
- Dermatologists in secondary care often practice both.
Where We Practice Dermatology
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Dermatology is chiefly an outpatient specialty.
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Most patient referrals request an initial diagnosis and treatment of an unknown skin disease or review of more complex and chronic cases beyond the skill of the general practitioner.
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The dermatologist will assess emergency referrals from general practice and skin disease in hospital inpatients.
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Provide advice to other physicians, such as general practitioners, over the phone.
What are Subspecialties in Dermatology?
- Medical dermatology
- Surgical dermatology
- Dermatopathology
- Hair and nail disorders
- Genital skin disease
- Geriatric dermatology
- Pediatric dermatology
- Immunodermatology, including patch testing
- Blistering disorders
- Connective tissue diseases (Rheumatology)
- Photodermatology
- Cosmetic dermatology
- Genetic skin disease
How We Practice Dermatology
1. Diagnosis
- Diagnoses in the majority of cases in dermatology require relatively few investigations.
- Clinically diagnosing skin disorders requires skill, experience, and a good grounding in clinical medicine.
2. Treatments Used in Dermatology
- Topical therapies
- Systemic drugs
- Biologics
- Phototherapy and laser treatments
- Cryotherapy
- Cauterization
- Surgical procedures
Why Be a Dermatologist?
- Dermatology offers an interesting clinical or surgical career in combination with a balanced and flexible working life.
By the End, You Have to Be Able To:
- Describe the basic functional structure of the skin in correlation to common dermatological diseases.
- Take the history from the patient with a dermatological complaint.
- Examine and describe the primary and secondary dermatological lesions.
- Diagnose common dermatological infections and prescribe suitable topical treatments.
- Differentiate clinically between the common papulo-squamous diseases and prescribe the primary treatment.
- Diagnose the dermatological life-threatening conditions and rescue the patient.
- Be familiar with the major skin pigmentation disorders.
- Suspect the most common skin benign lesions and malignancies.
- Identify the common features of eczematous conditions and prescribe the first-line treatment.
- Describe the different dermatological procedures used to treat or investigate common dermatological diseases.
- Define laser fundamentals and its common uses in dermatology.
- Define pruritus, mechanism, associated conditions, and treatment.
- Identify the common vascular malformation.
- Explain the common dermatosis associated with pregnancy.
The Course Will Be Conducted in the Form of
- Lectures
- Flipped sessions
- Clinical sessions
- Student Presentations
Clinical Sessions
- History and dermatology examination
- Morphology
- Dermatologic procedures
- Scaly lesions
- Red face
Groups for Clinical Sessions & Presentations
- Group A1
- Group A2
- Group B1
- Group B2
Student Presentations
- Treatment Eczema
- Pruritus Management
- HIV Dermatologic Manifestations
- Cutaneous Manifestations of Internal Diseases
References
- Lecture Notes: Dermatology by Robin Graham-Brown, Tony Burns
- Fitzpatrick’s Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology
Online References
- Dermnetnz.org
- Emedicine.medscape.com/dermatology