Program Overview

MALATTIE CUTANEE E VENEREE

Course Description

The course presents the main dermatological pathologies, both inflammatory and tumoral. Of particular interest are the seminar lessons that evaluate some pathologies, especially autoimmune pathologies, from a multidisciplinary point of view.

Course Objectives

• The module presents the main dermatological pathologies, both inflammatory and tumoral.
• The student is required to know the cutaneous signs that allow suspecting the clinical diagnosis that will then be confirmed by the dermatologist specialist.
• The student is also required to suspect the severity of the pathology so that the patient can be sent to a specialist visit as soon as possible.

Course Content

• Elementary lesions
• Bacterial, mycotic, viral, parasitic diseases
• Connectivitis
• Allergic diseases
• Autoimmune bullous diseases
• Sexually transmitted diseases
• Psoriasis
• Cutaneous tumors

Teaching Methods

• Frontal lessons
• Case analysis
• Exercises

Examination Methods

• The profit exam is unique for the integrated teaching.
• It consists of verifying - through an oral test - the preparation acquired by the student relative to the objectives of the teaching/module.
• The student must be able to describe with correct terms the cutaneous lesions that characterize a pathology and express themselves in terms of severity, contagiousness, prevention of the pathology.

Course Details

• Code: 67378
• Academic Year: 2025/2026
• CFU: 3
• Sector Scientific Disciplinary: MED/35
• Language: Italian
• Location: Genova
• Period: 2nd Semester
• Modules: This teaching is a module of: Dermatology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology

Teachers and Commissions

• Emanuele Claudio Cozzani
• Commission:
  • Martina Burlando (President)
  • Emanuele Claudio Cozzani (President)
  • Raffaele De Palma (President)
  • Daniela Fenoglio (President)
  • Giulia Gasparini (President)
  • Emanuele Gotelli (President)
  • Giuseppe Murdaca (President)
  • Sabrina Paolino (President)
  • Giampola Pesce (President)
  • Carmen Pizzorni (President)
  • Ilaria Trave (President)
  • Alberto Sulli (President and Coordinator of the integrated course)

Bibliography

The student can choose the text at will as long as it is relevant to the topics covered in the course.