Dermatology

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate theoretical knowledge of dermatology; 2. list clinical skills in dermatology; 3. recognise common skin diseases especially in our environment; and 4. manage common skin diseases especially in our environment.

Physiology of the skin and appendages. Histochemistry of the skin. Superficial and deep fungal infection, bacterial infection of the skin including parasitic infection of the skin. Papulo- squamous skin disease. Connective tissue diseases. Common sebaceous gland diseases, Common non-infectious diseases of the hair. Dermatitis. Contact eczema. Toxic dermatitis. Dyshidrotic eczema. Viral infection of the skin, sexually transmitted diseases (including AIDS). Pigmentary skin disorders, external manifestation of systemic diseases. Management of skin disease in the community. Taking of skin scraping, staining slide for fungus identification, planting of scraping and swabs from the skin for culture, skin-snip for filarial diagnosis, read slides for fungal infection and other common parasitic infections of the skin. Take urethral and vaginal swabs correctly for microscopic and culture examination. Take skin biopsies correctly and preserve for histopathology.