About this event

  • Date and time Thu 17 Apr 2025 from 2:00pm to 6:00pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Dermatology

The clinical cases are to gain an understanding of the diagnosis and management of some of the rarer and more unusual dermatology conditions and unusual presentations of common dermatological problems. 

Benefits of attending:

  • Gain an understanding of the diagnosis and management of some of the rarer and more unusual dermatology conditions and unusual presentations of common dermatological problems.   
  • Know about recent progress in diagnostics and management of dermatological conditions.   
  • Understand the impact of skin disorders on individuals and the importance of a holistic approach to management and know about new research in dermatology. 

For those attending in person, the clinical cases will be followed by a drinks reception to facilitate networking.

Book to attend this event in person or virtually. To view the rates and agenda, please select your preference below. 

 

Attendance criteria

You can only attend this meeting if you hold a Consultant or training post, are a SAS doctor or a clinical fellow in full time dermatology. You must bring ID with you to show this. Exceptions are made for those who are Section members (by completing an additional application form) who have made significant contributions to dermatology and are of good standing in the profession.

This event will be recorded* and all registered delegates will be able to access the recording for 60 days after. The link will be distributed 3 days after the event takes place. 

 

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The Dermatology Section would like to thank our Annual Sponsors AbbVie, Almirall Ltd, Bristol Myers Squibb, Eucerin, Incyte, La Roche-Posay & Cerave, LillyPfizer, Regeneron, Sanofi and UCB Pharma Ltd for their valued support of the 2024 to 2025 Academic Programme. We would also like to thank our sponsor Aveeno® for their support of this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed has had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of the meetings.

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Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Anshoo Sahota, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Carney complex syndrome: A case of rare inherited lentiginosis

Dr Armita Azar, Foundation Year 1, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Muhammad Nazar, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Crater expectations, a tale of two sisters: Ferguson-Smith syndrome treated with oral methotrexate

Dr Sarah El Gammal, Specialty Trainee Year 3, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Pick-Ngor Woo, Consultant Dermatologist, Northampton General Hospital

Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy as a first presenting sign of metastatic melanoma - virtual presentation

Dr. James Ralph, Specialty Registrar Year 4, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin on behalf of Dr. Asad Salim, Consultant Dermatologist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin

A challenging case of non-contiguous cutaneous Crohn’s disease - virtual presentation

Dr Hazel Rooney, Specialty Trainee Year 6, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde on behalf of Dr Areti Makrygeorgou, Associate Specialist Dermatologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Thighs wide shut: An eosinophilic mass masquerading as malignancy in basidiobolomycosis

Dr Claudine Howard-James, Dermatology Registrar, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin on behalf of Dr Kevin Molloy, Consultant Dermatologist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin

Tea and coffee break

Live stream:
Sponsored industry presentation by Incyte
Opzelura: Now you can put vitiligo in the spotlight video

Sponsored industry presentation by Almirall Ltd
EBGLYSS
(lebrikiziumab) clinical data: What do the trials show

Sniffing out the cause: Plasma cell orificial mucositis

Dr Joelle Teoh, Dermatology Clinical Fellow, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr James Miller, Consultant Dermatologist, and Professor Gerald Saldanha, Consultant Histopathologist and Honorary Professor, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust

A case of highly resistant HSV in a transplant patient

Dr Charlotte Wolfe, Specialty Trainee Year 4, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr Andre Khoo, Consultant Dermatologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A case of cowpox

Dr Souzana E Xyda, Specialty Trainee Year 4, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr Shiu Chan, Consultant Dermatologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Teaching Hospital

A one-sided viral affair: Asymmetric unilateral laterothoracic exanthem in pregnancy associated with parvovirus B19

Dr Jawaher AlMulhem, Dermatology Trust-Grade Doctor, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr Elizabeth Roberts, Consultant Dermatologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust

Caught red-handed: Persistent rubella virus in the context of cutaneous granulomas associated with immunodeficiency

Dr Mariam Abu Jubain, Specialty Trainee Year 5 Dermatology Registrar, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr James Miller, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Katarzyna Pierun, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Shanti Mahabir, Consultant in Immunology and Allergy, and Dr Oliver Toovey, Consultant Virologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Case voting
Trainee research prize presentation - The potential of semaglutide in treating hidradenitis suppurativa: a novel therapeutic approach

Dr Arwa Mohamad

Closing remarks
Close of meeting
Drinks reception
View the programme - Virtual

Welcome and introduction

Dr Anshoo Sahota, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Carney complex syndrome: A case of rare inherited lentiginosis

Dr Armita Azar, Foundation Year 1, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Muhammad Nazar, Consultant in Emergency Medicine, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

Crater expectations, a tale of two sisters: Ferguson-Smith syndrome treated with oral methotrexate

Dr Sarah El Gammal, Specialty Trainee Year 3, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust on behalf of Dr Pick-Ngor Woo, Consultant Dermatologist, Northampton General Hospital

Acute exudative polymorphous vitelliform maculopathy as a first presenting sign of metastatic melanoma - virtual presentation

Dr. James Ralph, Specialty Registrar Year 4, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin on behalf of Dr. Asad Salim, Consultant Dermatologist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin

A challenging case of non-contiguous cutaneous Crohn’s disease - virtual presentation

Dr Hazel Rooney, Specialty Trainee Year 6, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde on behalf of Dr Areti Makrygeorgou, Associate Specialist Dermatologist, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde

Thighs wide shut: An eosinophilic mass masquerading as malignancy in basidiobolomycosis

Dr Claudine Howard-James, Dermatology Registrar, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin on behalf of Dr Kevin Molloy, Consultant Dermatologist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin

Comfort break

Live stream:
Sponsored industry presentation by Incyte
Opzelura: Now you can put vitiligo in the spotlight video

Sponsored industry presentation by Almirall Ltd
EBGLYSS
(lebrikiziumab) clinical data: What do the trials show

Sniffing out the cause: Plasma cell orificial mucositis

Dr Joelle Teoh, Dermatology Clinical Fellow, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr James Miller, Consultant Dermatologist, and Professor Gerald Saldanha, Consultant Histopathologist and Honorary Professor, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust

A case of highly resistant HSV in a transplant patient

Dr Charlotte Wolfe, Specialty Trainee Year 4, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr Andre Khoo, Consultant Dermatologist, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

A case of cowpox

Dr Souzana E Xyda, Specialty Trainee Year 4, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr Shiu Chan, Consultant Dermatologist, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Teaching Hospital

A one-sided viral affair: Asymmetric unilateral laterothoracic exanthem in pregnancy associated with parvovirus B19

Dr Jawaher AlMulhem, Dermatology Trust-Grade Doctor, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr Elizabeth Roberts, Consultant Dermatologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust

Caught red-handed: Persistent rubella virus in the context of cutaneous granulomas associated with immunodeficiency

Dr Mariam Abu Jubain, Specialty Trainee Year 5 Dermatology Registrar, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr James Miller, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Katarzyna Pierun, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr Shanti Mahabir, Consultant in Immunology and Allergy, and Dr Oliver Toovey, Consultant Virologist, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Case voting
Trainee research prize presentation - The potential of semaglutide in treating hidradenitis suppurativa: a novel therapeutic approach

Dr Arwa Mohamad

Closing remarks
Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Registration for this event will close at 1:00am on Wednesday 16 April 2025. Late registrations will not be accepted.   

The agenda is subject to change at any time 

If the event is recorded, we are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. There is no guarantee that all sessions will be available after the event, this is at the presenters and RSM discretion. 

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations. 

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels. 

While you’re attending this event

Why not stay in the comfort of our hotel, Domus Medica, book dinner in the restaurant, or even hire one of our private dining rooms to socialise with your peers?

RSM members enjoy access to our enviable club facilities. For more information, please contact our team at domus@rsm.ac.uk or restaurant@rsm.ac.uk.

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