Intended for healthcare professionals

Student Reviews

Dermatology

BMJ 2005; 331 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0507307a (Published 01 July 2005) Cite this as: BMJ 2005;331:0507307a
  1. Tiago Villanuev, final year medical student1
  1. 1University of Lisbon, Portugal

A picture is worth a thousand words, says the old adage. And this is especially true in dermatology. So, before you even set off to read about skin diseases, it is probably worth you checking out what these skin lesions actually look like. If you're finding it hard to distinguish a papule from a vesicle, then you might be interested in brushing up your clinical examination skills with the extremely well organised tutorials provided by the University of Wisconsin (www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/derm/tutorials.html). The site is divided into three sections-primary lesions, secondary lesions, …

View Full Text

Log in

Log in through your institution

Subscribe

* For online subscription