Module Details

Skin and Venereal Diseases

MS0204

Course
Skin and Venereal Diseases
Code
MS0204
Academic Year
2024/2025
Curriculum Year
2023/2024
Degree Programme
DENTAL HYGIENE
Curriculum
000 - CORSO GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
1
Lecture Hours
10
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MED/35 - Skin and Venereal Diseases
Course Type
Single-subject learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
2
Teaching period
Primo Semestre
Campus
NOVARA
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The lectures will cover the main dermatological diseases of infectious, inflammatory, immunological and neoplastic etiology, characterized by the presence of oral lesions; the main pathologies to possible sexual transmission will also be treated.
In detail, the topics covered will be the following:
anatomy and histology of the skin;
primary and secondary elemental lesions of the skin;
dermatological semeiotics;
infectious dermatitis from parasites, bacterial, virus and fungal;
inflammatory dermatitis: lichen.
autoimmune bullous dermatoses: pemphigus, pemphigoides.
benign melanocytic lesions of the skin and melanoma;
benign and malignant epithelial tumors; precancerous;
basis of dermatolocic therapy; basic knowledge on the most common techniques of radicalization of epithelial and melanocytic tumors
Reference Texts
Dermatologia e malattie sessualmente trasmissibili - M. Pippione et al - Minerva Medica
Atlas of Clinics in Dermatology – 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
Learning Outcomes
Acquisition of basic skills for diagnosis, treatment and prevention of the main skin and sexually transmitted diseases localized to the oral cavità
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of anatomy and istologi of the normal skin.
Teaching Methods
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 dermatological diseases.
Additional Information
The frontal teaching activity can be integrated by attendance in the ward, to verify the teorical competence that has been learned during the lessons.
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.
Assessment Methods
Oral exam about the topics covered during the course.
Detailed Syllabus
In detail, the topics covered will be the following:
anatomy and histology of the skin;
primary and secondary elemental lesions of the skin;
dermatological semeiotics;
infectious dermatitis from parasites (acariasis), bacterial (impetigo), viral (herpes simplex, hepres zoster) and fungal (candidiasis);
inflammatory dermatitis: lichen ruber planus
autoimmune bullous dermatoses (pemphigus and pemphigoid);
benign melanocytic lesions of the skin and melanoma;
benign and malignant epithelial tumors; precancerous;
basis of dermatologic therapy and knowledge on the most common techniques of radicalization of epithelial and melanocytic tumors; basic notions of follow-up protocols for skin neoplasms;
sexually transmitted diseases.
Expected Learning Outcomes
Acquisition of basic knowledge in dermatology and dermo-oncology; the student must be able to recognize and treat major diseases of dermatological and to understand its severity and urgency.
Acquisition of basic skills for sending affected patients to second level specialist evaluation
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