STANDARD COURSE SYLLABUS
for academic year 2013/2014
Description of subject matter – Instructional program
Module code
according to
standards
from A to G
Director of unit
prof. dr hab. Jacek
conduction the course: Szepietowski
Faculty:
Dentistry
Course of study:
dentistry
Level of studies
Unitary MMed
Name of subject:
Dermatology and
Venereology
Form of studies
Year:
Type of subject
Language of
instruction:
full-time X extramural X
IV
obligatory X elective 
English
Name of unit conducting course
Semester:
Winter semester (hrs.)
L
C
S
E
8
Summer semester (hrs.)
L
C
S
Department and Clinic of Dermatology,
Venereology and Allergology
15
15
Total:
15
15
Educational goals (goals for lessons set by instructor, related to the results of education, max. 6 items)
C1. The knowledge of anatomy and physiology of the skin and mucous membranes.
C2. The knowledge of pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment of the
most common infectious disorders of skin and mucous membranes.
C3. The knowledge of pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment of
allergic and autoimmune skin diseases with special emphasis on symptoms present on mucous
membranes.
C4. The knowledge of pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment of the
most common erythematous, papulosquamous and inflammatory diseases of skin and mucous
membranes.
C5. The knowledge of pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical presentation, diagnostics and treatment of
sexually transmitted diseases.
C6. The ability of assessment and description of pathological lesions which are present on skin and
mucous membranes in the course of infectious, allergic, inflammatory, precancerous and malignant skin
conditions.
Matrix of educational results for subjects in reference to methods for verifying intended
educational results and manner of conducting lessons.
Number of
Description of educational result (in
Methods for verifying
Manner of lessons:
conformance with detailed educational results
educational
achievement of
** provide symbol
defined
in
standards)
result
intended educational
results *
Knows and defines the lesions which can colloquium, oral
L,C
be present on skin amd mucous
response, written tests
membranes
and essays
Knows and understands the causes,
colloquium, oral
L,C
W 02
symptoms, diagnostic procedures and
response, oral
treatment modalities of the most common examination
skin diseases and sexually transmitted
diseases with special emphasis on
envolvement of mucous membranes
Takes the dermatological history from the colloquium, oral
C
U 01
adult patient and performs dermatological response, oral
examination with assessment of skin and examination
mucosal lesions.
Is able to cooperate with other medical
colloquium, oral
C
K 01
specialists. Understands the needs of the
response, oral
patient and supports the patient during
examination
the whole treatment process.
*e.g.. test, presentation, oral response, essay, report, colloquium, oral examination, written examination;
** L- lecture; S- seminar; C- class; EL- e-learning;
W 01
Student work input (balance of ECTS points)
Lessons on-site (hrs.) 30
Own work (hrs.) 60
Summary of student workload 90
ECTS points for subject 3
Remarks
Content of lessons: (please provide the subject of individual lessons, keeping in mind the need to contribute to the intended
educational results)
Content of the lectures:
1. Introduction to dermatology. The structure and function of the skin. Immunology of the skin.
2. Infectious diseases of oral cavity: bacterial, viral and fungal. Lichen planus.
3. Oral changes in the course of genetical disorders (pachyonychia congenita,
dyskeratosis congenita, Papillon – Lefevre syndrome). Precancerous conditions. Malignant
tumours.
4. Bullous diseases. Connective tissue disorders.
5. Aphthosis. Behcet’s syndrome. The clinical problem of oral ulcerations.
Psoriasis.
6. Allergic diseases. Tongue and lips conditions. Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome.
7. Sexually transmitted diseases.
Content of the classes:
1. Structure and functions of the skin. Skin lesions. Diagnosis of skin disorders. Infectious skin
diseases: contagious impetigo, perleche (angular stomatitis), folliculitis of the vestibule of the
nose, furunculosis of the face, sycosis, erysipelas, actinomycosis, tuberculosis. Candida
infections.
2. Viral skin infections: herpes simplex, herpes zoster, HPV infections. Aphthosis (Behcet’s
syndrome). Lichen planus. Erythema multiforme. Cheilitis. Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome. Skin
changes in AIDS.
3. Bullous diseases: pemphigus, pemphigoid. Connective tissue disorders: clinical and
immunological features of lupus erythematosus and scleroderma. Psoriasis. Tongue conditions.
4. Precancerous conditions of skin and mucous membranes. Malignant skin tumours. Basal cell
carcinoma. Squamous cell carcinoma. Naevi. Melanoma.
5. Allergic diseases. Mechanisms of allergic reactions. Drug eruptions. General treatment guidelines.
Sexually transmitted diseases. Etiology and pathogenesis of syphilis. Microbiological and
serological investigations. Clinical features with special emphasis on changes in oral cavity.
Congenital syphilis. Treatment of syphilis. Gonorrhoea.
Primary and secondary literature
Primary literature:
1. Weller R, Hunter J, Savin J, Dahl M: Clinical Dermatology. Blackwell Publishing. Fourth Edition.
2008
Secondary literature:
1. Lowell A. Goldsmith, Stephen I. Katz, Barbara A. Gilchrest, Amy S. Paller, David J. Leffell,
Klaus Wolff. Fitzpatrick's Dermatology in General Medicine. Eighth edition. The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc. 2012
Requirements concerning instructional aids (e.g. laboratory, multimedia projector, other …)
Lecture hall, multimedia projector, the patients of dermatological ward
Conditions for successful completion of course:
The credit of the course: attendance at the classes, the positive verification of classes on the basis of colloquium
and/or oral response
The credit – written grading test
Name and address of unit conducting course, contact information (tel./email):
Katedra i Klinika Dermatologii, Wenerologii i Alergologii
ul. Chałubińskiego 1, 50-368 Wrocław
Tel. (71) 784-22-86, (71) 484-22-87, (71) 327-09-41
Fax (71) 327-09-42
E-mail: dermwen@am.wroc.pl
Person responsible for the course for a given year
prof. dr hab. Jacek Szepietowski
Persons giving lectures and conducting classes:
prof. dr hab. Jacek Szepietowski
dr n. med. Grażyna Szybejko-Machaj
dr hab. n. med. Joanna Maj
dr n. med. Piotr Nockowski
dr n. med. Rafał Białynicki-Birula
dr hab. n. med. Wojciech Baran
dr n. med. Danuta Nowicka
dr n. med. Łukasz Matusiak
dr n. med. Joanna Salomon
dr hab. n. med. Andrzej Bieniek
dr hab. n. med. Anita Hryncewicz-Gwóźdź
dr hab. n. med. Adam Reich
dr n. med. Alina Jankowska-Konsur
dr n. med.Aleksandra Batycka-Baran
lek. med. Marta Wojciechowska-Zdrojowy
lek. med. Małgorzata Tupikowska
lek. med. Monika Heisig
lek. med. Kalina Welz-Kubiak
lek. med. Karolina Kopeć
lek. med. Dominik Samotij
Signature of head of unit conducting the course
Signature of dean
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