Dermatology topics for General Physicians
How dermatology is tested
Written for DHA, SMLE, DOH, QCHP, OMSB, MOH, NHRA and Kuwait MOH — the same GP licensing mix, not a dermatology specialist paper.
Dermatology on GP papers is common inflammatory disease, infection, ABCDE melanoma and a few regional infections — not cosmetic laser protocols.
Eczema and psoriasis steps (topical, phototherapy, systemic) and steroid potency traps appear often. Cellulitis vs erysipelas vs necrotising infection is a time-critical split.
Melanoma ABCDE and when to excise beat dermatopathology jargon. Leishmaniasis and heat-related dermatoses show up because of Gulf geography.
What skin cancer fact is actually tested?
ABCDE for melanoma, squamous vs basal behaviour, and that a changing pigmented lesion needs excision biopsy — not shave of a suspected melanoma.
Steroid potency — what is the trap?
Face and flexures get mild steroid; palms and plaques may need potent. Continuous potent steroid on the face is the classic wrong answer.
When is cellulitis an emergency?
Pain out of proportion, rapid spread, crepitus or systemic toxicity: think necrotising infection and surgery, not another oral antibiotic.
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