Endocrine, metabolic and environment-related skin diseases

Endocrine and metabolic dermatoses, alopecias and environment-related lesions (School of Dermatology module).

This course consists of three distinct parts. The first part is devoted to skin diseases of endocrine origin and acquired alopecias of various aetiologies. The second part is devoted to metabolic, nutrition-related and seborrhoeic skin diseases, and the last part to skin diseases caused by environmental factors.

Programme by day

Day 1

  • Lecture: Cushing’s syndrome. Aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Cushing’s syndrome — diagnosis, treatment (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Hypothyroidism. Aetiology, pathophysiology, clinical signs. (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Hypothyroidism. Diagnosis, treatment (12:30–13:15)
  • Clinical case: Discussion of clinical cases (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 2

  • Lecture: Sex hormone imbalances (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Alopecia X. Follicular dysplasias. (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Follicular dysplasias (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Sebaceous adenitis. Alopecia areata. (12:30–13:15)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Journal club: Histology of alopecias. Journal club (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 3

  • Lecture: Zinc-responsive dermatoses (10:00–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Hepatocutaneous syndrome (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Seborrhoeic disorders (12:30–13:15)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Journal club: Presentation on trichoscopy, journal club (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 4

  • Lecture: Actinic dermatoses in dogs (10:00–10:45)
  • Lecture: Actinic dermatoses in cats (10:45–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Burns (11:45–12:30)
  • Lecture: Callus and pressure-point pyoderma (12:30–13:15)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Journal club: Dermoscopy. Journal club. (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)

Day 5

  • Lecture: Miscellaneous dermatological diseases of dogs (10:00–11:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (11:30–11:45)
  • Lecture: Miscellaneous dermatological diseases of cats (11:45–13:15)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases in dogs (13:15–14:00)
  • Lunch: Lunch (14:00–15:00)
  • Clinical case: Clinical cases in dogs and cats (15:00–16:30)
  • Break: Coffee break (16:30–16:45)
  • Self-assessment: Summary, quiz, self-assessment (16:45–17:30)