EBDVD case studies
EBDVD · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The European Board of Dermatology and Venereology Diploma (EBDVD) is a specialty-level credential intended for dermatologists who have completed, or are near completing, national specialist training and who want an external, Europe-wide assessment of their knowledge beyond their home certification. It is aimed at physicians preparing for consultant-level practice, at trainees consolidating the breadth of the specialty, and at specialists considering mobility between European health systems. The EBDVD case studies are 5 cases and about 5,125 words.
1Erythroderma at 90% BSA: admit, investigate, and decide about the drug
A 74-year-old retired teacher is brought to clinic by his daughter. Over three weeks his skin has become progressively red and scaly, now affecting roughly 90% of his body surface.
972 words, about 5 min2Syphilis at 26 weeks' gestation with a history of penicillin anaphylaxis
A 27-year-old woman attends the antenatal clinic at 26 weeks' gestation. Booking serology shows RPR 1:16 and a positive TPPA; HIV and hepatitis B are negative.
958 words, about 5 min3A 0.9 mm melanoma with a transected base and a patient who wants it all done in one operation
A 52-year-old woman had a 4 mm shave biopsy of a pigmented lesion on her mid-back six weeks ago. Histology: superficial spreading melanoma, Breslow 0.9 mm, mitotic rate 2/mm², no ulceration, no regression, and the deep margin is involved by melanoma.
990 words, about 5 min4Severe childhood eczema, a private IgG panel, and a child losing weight
A 4-year-old boy has had atopic dermatitis since 6 months of age. EASI is 32, itch 8/10, and he wakes three times a night.
1,053 words, about 5 min5A frail 79-year-old who declines surgery for a facial tumour, and a daughter who disagrees
A 79-year-old woman is brought to clinic by her daughter. She has a 2.4 cm ulcerated nodular lesion on the left cheek, present for 8 months, which bleeds when she washes.
1,152 words, about 6 min