Medical Must-See: Read my (enlarged) lips
The cause of this boy’s swollen lips was unsealed based on critical histopathology. The 10-year-old presented to a hospital in Okayama, Japan, with persistent painless…
Tag: Dermatology
Spot Dx — A navel nodule of note
Alan is a 61-year-old plumber who presents with an umbilical lesion that has been enlarging over the past six months. Test your clinical know-how by…
Spot Dx — What’s causing this contagion?
Mike is a 40-year-old office worker who presents with mild fever, general malaise, sore throat and tongue discomfort for three days. Test your clinical know-how…
Medical Must-See: Slip an extra shrimp on the dystrophy
Most Aussies say ‘prawn’ not ‘shrimp’, but they still recognise shrimp’s meaning in the seafood context — how many will recognise the context of ‘shrimp…
Add Buruli ulcer to nationally notifiable disease list, experts say in updated guidance
Buruli ulcer should be a nationally notifiable disease amid increasing cases and spread to non-endemic parts of Australia, according to the authors of new management…
A GP guide to urticaria in children
Need to know: Urticaria is a condition characterised by the presence of wheals, angioedema, or both. × Welcome to AusDoc. Enabling and empowering the medical…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this itchy scalp rash?
A 20-year-old African American man with no significant past medical history presents to the dermatology clinic with a mildly pruritic, painless scalp rash that began…
Evidence linking isotretinoin to major cardiac events ‘weak’, Aussie review finds
An Australian systematic review of rare major adverse cardiac events in patients taking isotretinoin for acne has found only weak evidence for a causal relationship.…
Spot Dx — What’s the cause of this facial oedema?
A 28-year-old Caucasian female presents to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of facial oedema, erythema and enlargement of pores. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Spot Dx — Can you pick what’s causing these plaques?
Jim is a 41-year-old farmer in southern Australia who presents with multiple brown plaques on the torso. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
