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Session Information
FOC U032
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Smoking and the Skin
Ticket required for admission, no tuition fee. Ticket holds seat for only 15 minutes after the official start time.
Subject:
Date:
Saturday, August 18
CME Credits:
1.50
Location:
Room 208
Time:
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Director:
Sergei A. Grando, MD, PhD, FAAD - Handout
Learning Objectives:
Following this course, the attendee should be able to:
- Predict the effect of smoking on a specific dermatologic condition.
- Recognize skin diseases caused and aggravated by smoking
- Identify the mechanism of action of tobacco products on the skin.
Description:
In addition to a well known harmful role of smoking in several inflammatory skin diseases, such as psoriasis and hidradenitis suppurativa, there is a high risk of developing skin cancers among first- and second-hand smokers. The nicotinic class of cutaneous cholinergic receptors mediates, in part, the tumorigenic effect of tobacco nitrosamines. On the other hand, there is a negative association of smoking with certain skin diseases, such as pyoderma gangrenosum and pemphigus. The dichotomous effect of smoking can be explained through the nicotinic receptor-mediated action of nicotine on different cutaneous cell types involved in a particular disease.