Ateneo - UPO

The lectures will cover the main dermatological diseases of infectious etiology with possible sexual transmission.
In detail, the topics covered will be the following:
infectious dermatitis from parasites, bacterial, virus and fungal with possible sexual trasmission.
The lectures will be integrated with practical demonstrations addressed to diagnostics (dermoscopy, direct microscopic examination, cultural examinations, skin biopsy), differential diagnostics and treatmentof the main sexually transmitted diseases.

Dermatologia e Malattie Sessualmente Trasmissibili - M. Pippione e al. - Ed. Minerva Medica
Atlante di Dermatologia Clinica – T.B. Fitzpatrick, R.A. Johnson, K Wolff, M. K. Polano, D. Saavedra – Ed. Piccin
Manuale di Dermatologia Medica e Chirurgica – T. Cainelli, A. Giannetti, A. Rebora – Mc Graw Hill Education
Core Curriculum Dermatologia – A. Rebora, S. Veraldi – Mc Graw Hill Education

Acquisition of basic skills for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the main skin and sexually transmitted diseases.

Basic knowledge of anatomy and histology of normal human skin.
Basic knowledge on the morphological characteristics of bacteria, fungi and virus and on the possible modality of transmission.

The lectures will be held with the help of iconographic material, to allow the student to acquire the necessary tools for clinical identification and differential diagnosis of the main sexually trasmitted dermatological diseases. The knowledge acquired during the lectures will be supplemented by practical notions during the pratical training.

Students can take optional periods of attendance at the SCDU of Dermatology with the assignment of credits.
Students with physical disabilities, Learning Disabilities or Special Education Needs can request specific services and tools via the Staff Sviluppo e Coordinamento Carriere e Servizi alle Studentesse e agli Studenti, consulting the University webpage: https://www.uniupo.it/en/services/services-students-physical-or-learning-disabilities Students with disabilities, learning disabilities or special education needs, once they have contacted the University Staff, can refer to the tutor in charge of the course to define the examination modalities, concerning academic aspects.

Oral exam on the topics covered during the course,
with particular attention to the morphological aspects and to the differential diagnosis between the different pathologies.

In detail, the topics covered will be the following:
epidemiology of the sexual transmitted distasse;
infectious dermatitis from parasites, bacterial, viral and fungal with possible sexual trasmission.

Basic knowledge in the field of sexually transmitted diseases. At the end of the course the student must be able to recognize these pathologies, to indicate the rules of treatment and prevention.