History of Latin American Dermatology

History of Dermatology in Guatemalaresident and supervised by a dermatologist, with the participation of medical students ofMariano Gálvez University, internal medicine residents, internist physicians and specialistsin internal medicine. An evaluation is carried out at the end of each module. Thesemeetings constitute a projection of the Dermatology Unit as a complement to the trainingof the internist doctor and of the medical student. Since the year 2000, DermatologicalClinic is published twice a year, featuring diverse subjects and clinical cases.A) TEACHING AT THE DERMATOLOGY SERVICE OF THE IGSS GENERAL HOSPITAL FOR DISEASESMedical School. University of St. Charles of Guatemala (Figures 21-22)Graduate Course in Internal Medicine:1. Clinical-pathological correlation every Tuesday.2. Graduate classes in internal medicine twice a month (second and fourth Tuesday).3. Supervision of the Dermatology classes taught by residents in internal medicine.4. Review of papers for publication by the residents in internal medicine.5. Elective students of the fifth year of medical studies (2 months).6. Presentation at each session of the interesting cases of the month.7. Preparation of 10 written examination questions for the residents each month.8. Presentation of 5 to 10 clinical figuregraphs for residents’ examination each month.Dermatology Unit 2004. IGSS General Hospital for Diseases. Medical DepartmentEmergency UnitAnatomy, physiology and how a skin patient is examined.Skin reactions to medical drugs: Urticaria, fixed erythema to drugs, multiform erythema,Steven-Johnson syndrome, Lyell syndrome, photosensitivity reactions.Reactive dermatoses: Atopic dermatitis children and adults (neurodermatitis,chronic lichen simplex, lichen simplex of Vidal).Contact dermatitis (also includes phototoxicity).Microbial or nummular dermatitis.Seborrheic dermatitis, erythrodermia.Cardiology unitBullous disease: Herpetiform dermatitis, dishydrosis, gestationalherpes, pemphigus and its varieties, pemphigoid and its varieties.Dischromies or alterations of pigmentation:Vitiligo, albinism, hypochromic solar dermatits, melasma, ashydermatosis, argiria, solar lentigo.Acne, rosacea, and acneiform reaction.Oncology unitBenign tumors:Fibroma: hard and softHemangioma: ruby mole, flat hemangioma, immature capillary hemangioma,cavernous hemangioma.Mongoloid spot, blue nevus, nevus of ota.Nevocytic moles: union, compound, intradermic, Becker’s giant congenital mole.Seborrheic keratosis.Malign tumors.Pre-cancerous lesions.Actinic and arsenical keratoses, Bowen’s disease, luekoplaquia, cutaneous horn, radiodermatitis,chronic ulcers.Figures 21 and 22.Universidad de SanCarlos241