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ESSAY TITLE : CONTACT DERMATITIS
Only reference from article
NEW articles required!!!!!!!
Critical appraisal to the articles in the BODY
2500 words about the immunology and biology of the skin a
and the pathogenesis of contact dermatitis and its immunological factors.
For this 2500 word assignment you need to write about the immunology and biology of the skin and how alterations in the immunology or biology contribute to a disease process.
we choose to write about contact dermatitis. The first part of your essay will discuss the immunology and the relevant biology (structure of the epidermis/barrier function) of the skin.
In the second part of the essay you will discuss how alterations in the immunology/biology of the skin contribute to the disease process in contact dermatitis. ( Write about Filaggrin and then the immunological mediators resulting in contact dermatitis)
In other words you are writing about the pathogenesis of the condition.
3. ESSAY
Recommended word count: 2,500 words
Overview
The essay is a piece of written work not exceeding 2500 words. You will be assigned a topic and required to write a succinct evidence based essay addressing the given topic. Figures and flowcharts where necessary will enhance the essay. This assessment requires you to be methodical in your approach. The Essay will be marked using the rubric given below.
Format
The Essay is submitted via Learning Central in a .doc, .docx or .pdf format.
References
We recommend between 15-25 relevant references for this assignment to support your essay although there is no upper limit to the number of references. Do try to include a mix of original journal articles and books; the majority of references should be up to date (ideally less than 5 years old) sourced from high quality journals. Review articles are an excellent reference source although the use of original articles is encouraged.
reference should be in Vancouver style – British Journal of Dermatology
after the full stop . super-script
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2500 words could be 20% more excluding; title page, table of contents and reference list
Be precise
focus on the aim
the reference should be from Journals and Publications ONLY!!!!!!!!!! books are not allowed
use can use passive term
use FORMAL academic writing style ONLY
Use headings
Use sub headings
use graphs/tables/diagrams
—–> give it a number, give it a title , put a reference
identify the limitations of published studies
finish with summery of major points
first write the full name then you can write abbreviations as you go along
avoid bullet points
always write texts and discuss ( CRITICAL APPRAISAL ) CRITISISE ARTICLES
BRITISH ENGLISH
use dermatological terms – erythematous instead of RED – use pruritus instead of itching
use CRUSTING – use SCALING
use cohesive devices and linking words in addition, however. although, despite, on the other hand
5) BODY
the MOST PART of the essay/report is the pathogenesis
first talk about the NORMAL histology/biology of the skin
epidermal barrier
innate and adaptive immunity
then talk about the ABNORMAL –
immunological process resulting in contact dermatitis
filagren mutation
hypersensitivity
add graphs + tables + pictures when possible ( discuss them in the essay, reference them)
