1. Course Coordinator Dr Sami Fathi MBBS,MSc,MD
Dermatology Course
Course Coordinator
Dr Sami Fathi
MBBS,MSc,MD

2. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(وَيَوْمَ يُحْشَرُ أَعْدَاءُ اللَّهِ إِلَى النَّارِ فَهُمْ يُوزَعُونَ (19) حَتَّى إِذَا مَا جَاءُوهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَأَبْصَارُهُمْ وَجُلُودُهُمْ بِمَا كَانُوا يَعْمَلُونَ (20) وَقَالُوا لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدْتُمْ عَلَيْنَا قَالُوا أَنْطَقَنَا اللَّهُ الَّذِي أَنْطَقَ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ) [فصلت: 19-21].

3. بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
(اللَّهُ نَزَّلَ أَحْسَنَ الْحَدِيثِ كِتَابًا مُتَشَابِهًا مَثَانِيَ تَقْشَعِرُّ مِنْهُ جُلُودُ الَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُمْ ثُمَّ تَلِينُ جُلُودُهُمْ وَقُلُوبُهُمْ إِلَى ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ ذَلِكَ هُدَى اللَّهِ يَهْدِي بِهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلِ اللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُ مِنْ هَادٍ) [الزمر: 23]

4. What is Dermatology?
A branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases.

5. What is the scope of dermatology?
Disorders of the skin, hair, and nails.
The specialty is divided broadly into medical and surgical fields.
The dermatologists in secondary care level often practicing both.

6. Where we practice dermatology?
Dermatology is chiefly an outpatient specialty.
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.

7. Where we practice dermatology?
The dermatologist will assess emergency referrals from general practice and skin disease in hospital inpatients.
Provide advice to other clinicians, such as general practitioners, over the phone.

8. What are Subspecialties and interests in dermatology?
Medical dermatology
Surgical dermatology
Dermatopathology
Hair and nail disorders
Genital skin disease
Geriatric dermatology
Paediatric dermatology
Immunodermatology, including patch testing
Blistering disorders
Connective tissue diseases(Rheumatology)
Photodermatology
Cosmetic dermatology
Genetic skin disease

9. How we practice dermatology? 1- Diagnosis
Diagnoses are clinical in the overwhelming majority of cases, and dermatology requires relatively few investigations.
Clinically diagnosing skin disorders needs skill and experience, plus a good grounding in clinical medicine.

10. 2- Treatment Dermatologists use a comprehensive formulary with:
Topical therapies
Systemic drugs including novel immunomodulatory drugs
Phototherapies laser treatments
Cryotherapy
We have a huge variety of treatments to manage a tremendous number of diseases

11. Why to be a dermatologist?
Dermatology offers an interesting clinical or surgical career in combination with a balanced and flexible working life

12. Course Objectives
Describe the basic and 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 the common dermatological infections and prescribe the suitable topical treatments.
To differentiate clinically between the common papulo-squamous diseases and prescribe the primary treatment.
Diagnose the dermatological life- threading conditions and recue the patients.
To be familiar with the major skin pigmentation disorders.
To suspect the most common skin benign lesions and malignancies.
Identify the common features of eczematous conditions and prescribe the first line treatment.
To describe the different dermatological procedures used to treat or investigate the common dermatological disease.
15. To define laser fundamentals and its common uses in dermatology.
To define pruritus, mechanism, associated conditions and treatment.
To identify the common vascular malformation
To explain the common dermatosis associated with pregnancy

13. Course sessions
Lectures
Clinical sessions
Tutorials

14. Lectures Introduction to the course and activities distribution
Skin physiology and functional anatomy
Morphology
Bacterial skin infections
Urticaria and angioedema
Psoriasis
Eczema
Seborrheic dermatitis
Viral infections
Bollus disease
Alopecia and hair disorders
Parasitic infestations
Common benign skin lesions
Skin tumors
Vitiligo and pigmentation disorders
16. Dermatologic therapeutics
17. Dermatologic emergencies
18. Acne vulgaris and related lesions
19. Fungal infections
20. Lichen planus
21. Dermatology therapeutics
22. Vascular malformation and birth marks
23. Pruritus causes and treatment
24. Laser fundamentals and uses in dermatology
24. Common drug eruptions
25. Common dermatoses in pregnancy
26. Atopic dermatitis
27. Course revision

15. Clinical sessions History and dermatology examination Morphology
Dermatologic procedures
Parasitic infestations
Scaly lesions
Bacterial skin infections
Red face

16. Seminars Dermatological manifestations of internal diseases Skin aging
Contact dermatitis
Pruritus; causes and treatment

17. Groups & Seminars
Group A1
Group A2
Group B1
Group B2

18. References
Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology
Lecture Notes: Dermatology by Robin Graham-Brown, Tony Burns

19. Examination
1- Best single correct answer - 60 MCQs 30 marks 2- Slides (spotters) examination - 20 slides 40 marks 3- Clinical scenarios Questions - 3 cases  30 marks