M8: Inflammatory Dermatoses: Bullous Disease, Vasculitis Urticaria, Erythemas, and Drug Eruptions

Course Overview

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4hr 30min

Duration

4.5

Credits

Apr 2024

Released

Jan 2026

Expires

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80% avg

Completion

What You'll Learn

Welcome to module 8 where we'll review Inflammatory Dermatoses!

Bullous Diseases: Pathophysiology, BP, PV, DH

This course reviews bullous diseases including bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, and dermatitis herpetiformis. The pathophysiology course, prognosis and both traditional and integrative therapeutic approaches to management for these conditions will be discussed.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Review the pathophysiology of bullous pemphigoid
Discuss the pathophysiology of pemphigus vulgaris
Recall the pathophysiology of dermatitis herpetiformis
Identify both traditional and integrative therapeutic approaches to management

Drug Reactions

This course reviews the pathophysiology of drug reactions along with the presentation, course, prognosis, and management, both traditional and integrative.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Identify medications that commonly cause drug reactions and their respective clinical presentations
Describe the clinical presentation of common drug rashes
Describe the clinical presentation of severe cutaneous drug reactions

Vasculitis: Small Vessel and Henoch-Schonlein Purpura

This course reviews common small vessel vasculitis including Henoch-Schönlein Purpura, etiology, presentation, course, prognosis and both traditional and integrative approaches to therapy.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Describe the epidemiology of small vessel vasculitis
Review the epidemiology of Henoch-Schönlein Purpura
Discuss the clinical presentation, course, prognosis and therapeutic options/management of small vessel vasculitis and Henoch-Schonlein purpura
Just for fun…. Let's discuss some integrative approaches!!

Neutrophilic Dermatoses (Dissecting Cellulitis, PG, HS)

This course will review common neutrophilic dermatoses including dissecting cellulitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, and hidradenitis suppurativa. Presentation, pathophysiology, course, prognosis and therapeutic treatment options and management will be discussed, both from a traditional and an integrative approach.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Discuss the neutrophilic dermatoses
- Pyoderma Gangrenosum
- Sweet’s Syndrome
- Behcet’s Disease
Review differential diagnosis
Review traditional treatment methods
Discuss complementary medicinal therapy

Urticaria: Acute and Chronic

This course reviews acute and chronic urticaria as well as mastocytosis along with presentation, pathophysiology, course, prognosis and management. This course will also look at the role nutrition and supplements play in urticaria and mastocytosis.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Recognize both common & rare forms of urticaria
Discuss basic and alternative treatment options
Review basics of mastocytosis & workup

Erythematous Rashes (Erythema Multiforme, Erythema Nodosum, Figurate Erythemas, Granuloma Annulare)

This course will review the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, course, prognosis and therapeutic options, both traditional and integrative in common erythematous rashes including erythema multiforme, erythema nodosum, figurate erythemas, and granuloma annulare.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Review commonly seen erythematous rashes in dermatology such as erythema multiforme, erythema nodosum, figurate erythemas, granuloma annulare
List clinical presentations, etiology, course, prognosis, and therapeutic treatment options for the common erythematous rashes listed
Discuss laboratory and pathology associated with these common erythematous rashes

Venous Stasis (Cutaneous Manifestations of Vascular Disease)

This course will review venous stasis disorders along with disorders of subcutaneous inflammation, presentation, pathophysiology, course, prognosis and both traditional and integrative approaches to management.

After completing this activity, participants will be able to:

Review basic vascular anatomy
Discuss common cutaneous manifestations of vascular pathology
Differentiate arterial and venous based disease
List basic principles to treatment

Faculty

MD FAAD

DMSc MPAS PA-C

MD (IDCP Alumni)

Accreditation Information

This module will review inflammatory dermatoses.

Target Audience

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of clinicians and non-clinicians involved in the care of patients within dermatology.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

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The faculty reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Faculty	Reported Financial Relationship
Steve Daveluy, MD	Speaker, Consultant: Abbvie, UCB Researcher: Abbvie, Pfizer, UCB, Regeneron Consultant: Novartis
Fiona Rahbar, MD	No relationships with an ineligible company to disclose
Valerie Stern, DMSc MPAS PA-C	LearnSkin DCIE Program Director. No relationships with an ineligible company to disclose
Aunna Pourang, MD	No relationships with an ineligible company to disclose

The content managers reported the following financial relationships with commercial interests whose products or services may be mentioned in this activity:

Name of Content Manager	Reported Financial Relationship
Valerie Stern, DMSc MPAS PA-C	No financial relationships to disclose
Planners at Your CE Source	No financial relationships to disclose

All other faculty, planner and/or content managers have nothing to disclose nor do they have any vested interests or affiliations. All conflicts of interest have been resolved.

Physician Credit

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Your CE Source and LearnHealth. Your CE Source is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Credit Designation

Your CE Source designates this enduring material for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credit

This CE activity provides 4.5 contact hours of continuing nursing education. Your CE Source is a provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #CEP 16031.

Method of Participation

Participants must 1) read the learning objectives and faculty disclosures, 2) study the educational activity, 3) complete the post test by recording the best answer to each quiz question.

A statement of credit will be issued only upon receipt of a completed activity and post-test with a score of 70% or better. Statements of credit will be available once the evaluation form is completed.

Disclaimer

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