Phys Vivas · general-medicine

Skin Examination for Systemic Disease — Viva Defence

Structured DCE viva for the skin short case: model presentation of the systematic six-step skin examination, with discussion of the morphology vocabulary and the distribution clues, the malar rash of SLE and the nasolabial fold discriminator, the heliotrope rash and the Gottron papules of dermatomyositis, the approach to palpable versus non-palpable purpura, the causes of erythema nodosum, the significance of acanthosis nigricans, and the common exam traps that cost marks.