About this event

  • Date and time Thu 18 Dec 2025 from 1:30pm to 4:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Dermatology

Join us for this clinical meeting 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 in dermatology. You must bring your 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 LtdEucerin, La Roche-Posay & Cerave, LEO Pharma, Pfizer, Sanofi and UCB Pharma Ltd for their valued support of the 2025 to 2026 Academic Programme. We would also like to thank our sponsors Derma UK and Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine for their support of this meeting.
Please note that none of the companies listed have had any influence or involvement over the agenda, content or organisation of this meeting.

 

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Agenda

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Registration, tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Tanya Basu, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine 

Two "identical" cases of lupus vulgaris

Dr Stephen Walker, Consultant Dermatologist, Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr H Habib, Consultant dermatologist, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford and Dr B Monk, Consultant dermatologist, The Manor Hospital, Bedford

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: A rare path to thrombosis

Dr YiXuan Goh, Dermatology Registrar, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bon Secours Hospital Cork and Cork University Hospital on behalf of Dr O Molloy, Dermatologist, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Dr S O’Shea, Haematologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Mr M Harney, ENT, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, and Professor M Buckley, Gastroenterologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork

The cellulitis that wasn’t: a case of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma in a toddler

Dr Mitesh Ramwani, Speciality Doctor in Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormand Street Hospital, on behalf of Dr L Solman, Consultant in Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormand Street Hospital

Erythroderma in a newborn: a mosaic KID

Dr Pablo Lopez Balboa, FRCPCH, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust on behalf of Dr A E Martinez FRCPCH, Paediatric Dermatology Consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust

Graft versus host disease in liver transplant recipients

Dr Elsa Barbosa, Speciality Training Year 6, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of Dr S McBride, Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, Dr A Hughes, Dr R Calado

Tea and coffee break
A rare viral folliculocentric eruption: trichodysplasia spinulosa in a renal transplant recipient 

Dr Radhika Bali, Dermatology Registrar, Speciality Training Year 6, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr N Elshimy, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Immunoradiotherapy-induced recurrent erythema multiforme accentuation within radiotherapy field

Dr Sarah Ryan, Senior Clinic Fellow in Medical Dermatology Guys and St. Thomas’ NHS trust on behalf of Dr D Chandler, University Hospital Sussex NHS trust

Bullous pemphigoid presenting with the 'deck-chair' sign

Dr John Ye, Dermatology Registrar, Speciality Training Year 3, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr R Shetty and Dr D O'Driscoll,  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Cutaneous Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Dr Khit Kar Hui, Speciality Doctor Dermatology, East Surrey Hospital on behalf of Dr S Cliff, East Surrey Hospital

Beyond Infection: Unravelling a CD8+ enigma in lifelong hypogammaglobulinemia

Dr Soha Seddk Tawfik, Senior Clinical Fellow in Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of Dr H Srenathan, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr C Orteu, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr S Tadros, Consultant Immunologist, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust

Bilateral Lower Limb Fasciitis secondary to IgG4-related disease

Dr Christopher Chew, Dermatology Registrar, Speciality Training Year 4, University College London Hospital on behalf of Professor C Bunker, Dr S Walker, Consultant Dermatologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Case voting and closing remarks
Meeting ends
Drinks reception
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Welcome and introduction

Dr Tanya Basu, President, Dermatology Section, Royal Society of Medicine

Two "identical" cases of lupus vulgaris

Dr Stephen Walker, Consultant Dermatologist, Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust on behalf of Dr H Habib, Consultant dermatologist, Broomfield Hospital, Chelmsford and Dr B Monk, Consultant dermatologist, The Manor Hospital, Bedford

Blue rubber bleb naevus syndrome: A rare path to thrombosis

Dr YiXuan Goh, Dermatology Registrar, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Bon Secours Hospital Cork and Cork University Hospital on behalf of Dr O Molloy, Dermatologist, South Infirmary Victoria University Hospital, Cork, Dr S O’Shea, Haematologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, Mr M Harney, ENT, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork, and Professor M Buckley, Gastroenterologist, Bon Secours Hospital, Cork

The cellulitis that wasn’t: a case of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma in a toddler

Dr Mitesh Ramwani, Speciality Doctor in Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormand Street Hospital, on behalf of Dr L Solman, Consultant in Paediatric Dermatology, Great Ormand Street Hospital

Erythroderma in a newborn: a mosaic KID

Dr Pablo Lopez Balboa, FRCPCH, Senior Clinical Research Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust on behalf of Dr A E Martinez FRCPCH, Paediatric Dermatology Consultant, Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Trust

Graft versus host disease in liver transplant recipients

Dr Elsa Barbosa, Speciality Training Year 6, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of Dr S McBride, Consultant Dermatologist, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, Dr A Hughes, Dr R Calado

Comfort break
A rare viral folliculocentric eruption: trichodysplasia spinulosa in a renal transplant recipient 

Dr Radhika Bali, Dermatology Registrar, Speciality Training Year 6, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr N Elshimy, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Immunoradiotherapy-induced recurrent erythema multiforme accentuation within radiotherapy field

Dr Sarah Ryan, Senior Clinic Fellow in Medical Dermatology Guys and St. Thomas’ NHS trust on behalf of Dr D Chandler, University Hospital Sussex NHS trust

Bullous pemphigoid presenting with the 'deck-chair' sign

Dr John Ye, Dermatology Registrar, Speciality Training Year 3, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust on behalf of Dr R Shetty and Dr D O'Driscoll,  Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust

Cutaneous Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

Dr Khit Kar Hui, Speciality Doctor Dermatology, East Surrey Hospital on behalf of Dr S Cliff, East Surrey Hospital

Beyond Infection: Unravelling a CD8+ enigma in lifelong hypogammaglobulinemia

Dr Soha Seddk Tawfik, Senior Clinical Fellow in Dermatology, Royal Free Hospital London NHS Foundation Trust, on behalf of Dr H Srenathan, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr C Orteu, Consultant Dermatologist, Dr S Tadros, Consultant Immunologist, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust

Bilateral Lower Limb Fasciitis secondary to IgG4-related disease

Dr Christopher Chew, Dermatology Registrar, Speciality Training Year 4, University College London Hospital on behalf of Professor C Bunker, Dr S Walker, Consultant Dermatologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Case voting and closing remarks
Meeting ends

Location

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

 

Registration for this event will close at 10:00 am on Thursday 18 December 2026. 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 presenter’s and RSM’s discretion.

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

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