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CPD

Can You Diagnose This Patient With Skin Pustules?

  • Authors: Melinda Gooderham, MD, MSc, FRCP
  • CPD Released: 5/24/2022
  • Valid for credit through: 5/24/2023
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  • Credits Available

    Non-US Physicians - maximum of 0.25 CPD

    You Are Eligible For

    • Letter of Completion

Target Audience and Goal Statement

This educational activity is intended for an international audience of non-US dermatologists and primary care physicians.

The goal of this activity is that learners will be better able to identify the clinical features of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) and enhance their confidence in diagnosing this condition.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will:

  • Have increased knowledge regarding the
    • Patient assessment for pustular skin conditions
    • Recognition of key clinical features of GPP


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Faculty

  • Melinda Gooderham, MD, MSc, FRCP

    Medical Director​
    SKiN Centre for Dermatology
    Assistant Professor​
    Queens University​
    Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Melinda  Gooderham, MD, MSc, FRCP, has the following relevant financial relationships:
    Consultant or advisor for: AbbVie Inc.; Akros Pharma Inc.; AMGEN; Arena Pharmaceuticals; Arcutis Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Asana Bio Sciences; Aslan Pharmaceuticals; Bausch Health; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Galderma SA.; Janssen Inc.; Kyowa Kirin; LEO Pharma; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Sanofi Genzyme; Sun Pharmaceuticals; UCB
    Speaker or member of speakers bureau for: AbbVie Inc.; AMGEN; Bausch Health; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Celgene Corporation; Eli Lilly and Company; Galderma SA.; Janssen Inc.; Merck and Co.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; Roche Laboratories; Sanofi Genzyme; Sun Pharmaceuticals; UCB
    Contracted researcher for: AbbVie Inc.; Akros Pharma Inc.; AMGEN; AnaptysBio; Arcutis Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Aslan Pharmaceuticals; Bausch Health; Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH; Bristol Myers Squibb Company; Celgene Corporation; Coherus Biosciences; Dermira Inc.; Eli Lilly and Company; Galderma SA.; GlaxoSmithKline; Incyte; Janssen Inc.; Kyowa Kirin; LEO Pharma; MedImmune; Merck and Co.; Novartis Pharmaceuticals; Pfizer Inc.; Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.; Roche Laboratories; Sanofi Genzyme; Sun Pharmaceuticals; Takeda Pharmaceuticals; UCB

Editor

  • Marinella Calle, PhD, CMPP

    Medical Education Director, WebMD Global, LLC

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Marinella Calle, PhD, CMPP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Compliance Reviewer

  • Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHCP

    Associate Director, Accreditation and Compliance

    Disclosures

    Disclosure: Leigh Schmidt, MSN, RN, CMSRN, CNE, CHCP, has no relevant financial relationships.

Peer Reviewer

This activity has been peer reviewed and the reviewer has no relevant financial relationships.


Accreditation Statements

    For Physicians

  • The Faculty of Pharmaceutical Medicine of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the United Kingdom (FPM) has reviewed and approved the content of this educational activity and allocated it 0.25 continuing professional development credits (CPD).

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CPD

Can You Diagnose This Patient With Skin Pustules?

Authors: Melinda Gooderham, MD, MSc, FRCPFaculty and Disclosures

CPD Released: 5/24/2022

Valid for credit through: 5/24/2023

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Medscape Clinic Patient info

Patient first and last name: Sally Becker

Patient Age: 62

Presenting condition: Widespread pustules and erythema

Sally, a 62-year-old woman, is referred to a dermatologist following a history of widespread pustules and erythema becoming confluent. She has no history of infection, and is referred because of suspicion of a drug reaction (pustular drug reaction).

 

 

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