Spot Dx — A bushland walk and a bloody shoe
During a holiday in regional NSW, a middle-aged woman develops an unusual skin condition characterised by two crusted papules on her right foot. Test your…
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Spot Dx — Do these papules point to an STI?
Max, 19, presents with multiple lumps on his genitals. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong answer, have…
Spot Dx — Can you pick this post-FOOSH injury?
Ollie is an eight-year-old boy who is brought in by his father with left elbow pain after falling off his scooter, landing on his outstretched…
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…
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…
