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Learning outcomes

The objective of the course is to make the student able for a proper history and physical examination of the skin and oral cavity. The student should develop and mature the ability to operate an integration of all the information gathered through medical history, physical examination and clinical-instrumental investigations, in order to formulate a plausible interpretation of the clinical picture and diagnostic hypotheses. In addition, the student should be able to make a reasonable therapeutic approach for the common skin diseases. The student should also be able to evaluate and integrate dermatological clinical features with the general state of the patient.

Program

The course aims to provide the main elements for the clinical approach to the patient with diseasesof the skin and oral cavity through the execution of a proper medical history (general and dermatological), recognition of elentary lesions and proper examination of the skin and oral mucousa. The course will be focused on pathogenesis, clinical, diagnosis and therapy’s principles of skin and oral cavity diseases with emphasis on the more prevalent or relevant diseases and those associated with systemic involvement. Moreover, it will be illustrated a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to the patient, taking into account the principles of evidence-based medicine. The student will also be given the fundamental information for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of venereal diseases.

Examination Methods