School of dental medicine | University of Parma

Professor: Sergio DI NUZZO
Academic discipline: Malattie cutanee e veneree (MED/35)
Field: Attività formative affini o integrative
Type of training activity: Related/supplementary

20 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

hub: PARMA

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: ORAL MEDICINE AND DERMATOLOGY

Learning objectives

Students will learn several aspects of mucosal and skin presentation of dermatological diseases: clinical manifestation, pathogenesis and basis of therapy.

Prerequisites

none

Course unit content

Main oral and skin dermatological diseases

Full programme

“Dermatology of cephalic district and oral mucosa”
-elementary dermatologic lesions of the skin and oral mucosa, skin immune system and pathogenesis of the main inflammatory and cancer skin diseases
- Infection disease of cephalic district: mycosis, impetigo, warts and contagious molluscum.
- Inflammatory-immunomediated diseases of cephalic district: psoriasis, vitiligo and atopic dermatitis
- Skin cancers of cephalic district: basal cell carcinoma, aktinic keratosis and spinal cell carcinoma, nevi and melanoma
- Autoimmune disease of the skin and mucosa: Pemphigus, pemphigoid, lichen planus, Sjogren’s Syndrome, Behçet syndrome, Reiter syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.

Bibliography

scientific articles in PUBMED

Teaching methods

frontal lessons

Assessment methods and criteria

oral and written test

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