Spot Dx — What are these papules pointing to?
Carlos is a 24-year-old tradesman who presents with one week of sudden-onset papules on the back and extremities that are itchy, painless and yellowish. Test…
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Spot Dx — Hot soup that doesn’t soothe
Ali, a 64-year-old receptionist, presents complaining of sudden onset oral discomfort that developed one hour after having a hot microwaved cup of soup Test your…
Spot Dx — Itching to diagnose this tingling scapula?
Jo, a 41-year-old IT manager, presents with a two-month history of pins and needles, numbness and itching affecting her right shoulder blade. Test your clinical…
Spot Dx — Can you puzzle out these painful, pruritic lesions?
A 58-year-old lady presents with an episode of erythematous papulovesicular rash, which first appeared as weeping blisters on her back after an episode of sunburn…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this dyspnoea?
Janet is a 65-year-old recently retired caterer who presents with a week of new dyspnoea on exertion, which is affecting her golf game. Test your…
Spot Dx — Is the answer on the tip of his tongue?
Kevin, a 45-year-old finance manager, presents with altered bowel habits on a background of longstanding irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Spot Dx — What’s this stubborn rash post-waxing?
A 17-year-old male presents with a one-year history of a pruritic rash on his face. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If…
Spot Dx — Is COVID a clue to this itchy crease?
A 29-year-old female of Chinese descent presents to the dermatologist with a three-month history of an itchy antecubital rash bilaterally. Test your clinical know-how by…
Spot Dx — Pain, pruritus and plaques: what’s at play?
Katie, a 54-year-old postmenopausal chemical engineer, presents with several months of progressively worsening pruritis affecting the vulva, perianal region and natal cleft. Test your clinical…
Spot Dx — Can you finger this stinger?
Sylvie is a 20-year-old university exchange student from Europe. She is concerned she has been stung by a box jellyfish. Test your clinical know-how by…
