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Dermatology/ Hematology/ Musculoskeletal - Year 1 (Class of 2028): Week 4

Week 4

Please complete this Brick prior to PBL Temeron:

Macroscopic Skin Lesions
12 min

L11: Clinical Aspects of Skin Cancer

Required Bricks:

Malignant Skin Tumors
14 min

Additional Reading:

Chapter 25 - The Skin - Melanoma section
(stop after Key Concepts box - before Benign Epitheleal Tumors)
Chapter 25 - Skin - Premaglignant and Malignant Epidermal Tumors
(Stop after Key Concept box - before Tumors of the Dermis)
Ch 76 Cancer of the Skin IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
(the entire chapter)
Melanoma (Malignant Melanoma) section of Ch 30 Melanocytic Nevi and Neoplasms IN: Andrews' Disease of the Skin
stop before Dermal Melanocytic Lesions
Nonmelanoma Skin Cancers and Their Precursors section of Ch 29 Epidermal Nevi, Neoplasms, and Cysts IN: Andrews' Diseases of the Skin
Stop before Paget Disease of the Breast
Ch 44 Melanomas IN: Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color
Ch 45 Squamous Cell Carcinoma IN: Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color
Ch 46 Basal Cell Carcinoma IN: Taylor and Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color

L12: Structure & Function of Skin

Required Bricks:

Histology of Epithelial Tissue
24 min
Histology of the Skin
11 min
Disorders of Pigmentation
12 min
Benign Skin Lesions
11 min
Vascular Tumors Involving the Skin
17 min

Additional Reading:

Ch 18 Skin IN: Junqueira's Basic Histology
17th ed
The Skin: More Than a Mechanical Barrier section of Ch 25 The Skin IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
Stop at Disorders of Pigmentation and Melanocytes
Ch 1 Skin: Basic Structure and Function IN: Andrews' Diseases of the Skin
page 1-10
Ch 11 Structure and Function of Skin IN: Taylor & Kelly's Dermatology for Skin of Color

L13: Inflammatory Dermatoses

Required Bricks:

Acute Inflammatory Skin Disorders
20 min
TBL and L12
Chronic Inflammatory Skin Disorders
20 min
Acne, Rosacea, and Other Follicular Disorders
20 min

Additional Reading:

L14: Cutaneous Infections

Required Bricks:

Bacterial Infections of the Skin
13 min
Bacterial Infections of the Subcutaneous Tissue
17 min
Toxin-Related Skin Disorders
17 min
TBL and L13
Viral Infections of the Skin
13 min
Viruses Causing Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
18 min
DNA Viruses: Foundations and Frameworks
13 min
Varicella Zoster Virus
16 min
Fungal Infections of the Skin
17 min
Fungi: Foundations and Frameworks
19 min
Scabies and Lice
12 min
Leprosy
12 min
Syphillis
12 min

Additional Reading:

Infection section of Ch 25 The Skin IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
(to the end of the chapter)

TBL: Bullous Disorders

Required Bricks:

Bullous Disorders Introduction (Updated)
Updated February 2025
22 min
Hypersensitivity Reactions
18 min
Bullous Skin Disorders
17 min
Acute Inflammatory Skin Disorders
20 min
TBL and L12
Toxin-Related Skin Disorders
17 min
TBL and L13
Porphyrias
14 min

Additional Reading:

Blister (Bullous Diseases) section of Ch 25 The Skin IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
Stop before Disorders of Epidermal Appendages
Ch 59 Immunologically Mediated Skin Diseases IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
beginning of chapter to the end of Bullous Pemphigoid (stop before Pemphigoid Gestationis)
Dermatitis Herpetiformis to the end of Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita sections of Ch 59 IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
stop before Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis section of Ch 60 Cutaneous Drug Reactions IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
stop before Pustular Eruptions
Staphylococcal Scalded-Skin Syndrome section of Ch 147 Staphylococcal Infections IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
Stop before Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcal Infections
Impetigo (Pyoderma) section of Ch 148 Streptococcal Infections IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Mediciine
Stop before Cellulitis
Epidermolysis Bullosa and Porphyria section of Ch 25 The Skin IN: Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
stop at Porphyria
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda section Ch 416 The Porphyrias IN: Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
stop before Hereditary Coproporphyria

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Note this entire chapter was assigned in GIN