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Diploma in Clinical Medicine and Surgery
Dermatology Lecture Notes: Skin Anatomy and Physiology, Skin Disorders and Phototherapy
Medical dermatology notes on the structure and functions of the skin, the terms used to describe a lesion and the classification of skin conditions from infective, allergic and bullous disorders to tumours and pigment change, each with its management. Phototherapy with UVA and UVB, coal tar and the photosensitising drugs that complicate it close the deck.
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