IMAGE ASSISTANT: DERMATOMYCOSES

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1 IMAGE ASSISTANT: DERMATOMYCOSES Summary: The Image Assistant has been developed to provide medical doctors with a software tool to search, display, edit and use medical illustrations of their own specialty, so that they can print, and include them in medical presentations (e.g.: a PowerPoint presentation or a poster). Illustrations have been carefully selected in order to cover the doctor s medical specialty and are meant as a contribution to doctor-patient communication. 1

2 Sections of the image assistant software: 1. Image Assistant: It allows searching and editing (adding texts, arrows, lines, etc.) medical illustrations. Edited images can be saved and reused later. All of them can be copied to the Clipboard to Copy/Paste on other applications or print them; also, they can be ed directly from the application itself. Thus, the doctor can use and/or send any illustration to a patient or colleague in a few seconds. 2

3 2. Interactive anatomy: It includes 3D animations on different organs and interactive illustrations in layers (magnifier effect) on the specialty of each title. 3. Laboratory normal values and test data of frequent use: Tables with laboratory reference range values of frequent use are included to be used by doctors when needed. 3

4 4. Product information: Here, the Sponsor laboratory may include product packaging pictures, videos, animations, information for prescription and medical studies. These studies may be either Word or PDF text files. All the information included in this section will be provided by the Sponsor laboratory. 5. Patient database: This section will allow doctors to maintain a database of their patients, add comments on every visit and book appointments. 6. Screen saver: The software also includes an optional Screen Saver with medical illustrations, the current time, a perpetual calendar and a link to the Image Assistant. Upon installation of the application, the option to install the screen saver is offered. When the computer is idle for 10 minutes, the screen saver will appear, showing a calendar of the current month and the current time, and displaying images of the specialty as well as the logo of the sponsor product. 4

5 Development of the image assistant software: 1. Look and feel: The colors and look and feel of the main screen will be customized according to the Sponsor product. 2. Images: Each speciality has its own illustrations and cannot be modified. 3. Delivery time: This interactive program will be delivered in 60 days once we receive the following information: Logo of the company and sponsor product. PDF file with the prescription information. PDF / videos of medical studies to be included. 4. Technical requirements: Windows 98, Windows 2000 or Windows XP. 5

6 Medical images included in this specialty Biology of the Skin and its Appendages The skin organ The horny layer, a keratin skeleton The hair follicle Structure of the hair shaft The hair cycle Nails Skin Microbiology Normal skin flora Normal defenses against infection Pathogenic bacteria of the skin Pathogenic virus of the skin Pathogenic ectoparasites of the skin Pathogenic fungi of the skin Dermatomycoses General characteristics of fungi The fungal cell Superficial Mycoses Dermatomycoses Subcutaneous mycoses Systemic mycoses Opportunistic mycoses Dermatophytes - main genera Dermatophytes - classification Pathogenesis of dermatophytoses Tinea barbae Non-inflammatory tinea capitis. Microsporic tinea by T. tonsurans Non inflammatory tinea capitis. Tinea by Trichophyton tonsurans Tinea capitis Inflammatory tinea capitis (Celsus kerion) Celsus kerion 6

7 Tinea favosa Tinea corporis Tinea cruris Tinea pedis Tinea manuum Tinea faciei Tinea nigra Trichophytic granuloma Onychomycosis, etiology and routes of infection Clinical forms of onychomycosis Onychomycosis Candida albicans and skin involvement Cutaneous candidiases syndrome Candidal intertrigo Diaper rash Tinea versicolor Mixed dermatoses Diagnosis of superficial mycoses Antifungal drugs 7