Spot Dx — Can you cast some light on this severe itching?
Ali, a 31-year-old recreational equestrian, develops severe itching and burning under a cast. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select…
Tag: Dermatology
ACT Govt nurse clinic turned away patient with cellulitis without helping them find medical care, GP says
A Canberra GP says the ACT’s nurse-run urgent care clinics are failing to properly support patients who present with conditions outside their scope. Dr Emily…
Spot Dx — What’s behind this dark change?
Damian presents with a six-month history of right nipple change. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong answer,…
A cosmetic concern that is more than skin deep
Fen, a 61-year-old woman, visits her GP to review the results of recent blood tests. She is concerned about a lump under her right eye,…
Pharmacists across NSW will manage wounds, reflux and acne ‘to end GP wait times’
The NSW Government wants pharmacists to diagnose and treat seven more conditions by 2026, including mild to moderate acne and acute minor wounds. The other…
Are migration changes behind falling melanoma rate in young Aussies?
New migration patterns and young people’s obsession with screens may be just as likely drivers of declining melanoma incidence as public sun protection campaigns, researchers…
Medical Must-See: A skin-deep mystery that just needed UV light
Saudi Arabian doctors have shed light on the case of a 43-year-old with chronic atopic dermatitis who developed a new rash on her upper extremities,…
Spot Dx — What’s round, red and itching all over?
A 68-year-old Caucasian woman presents with a two-year history of an erythematous and intensely pruritic rash that she thinks is psoriasis. Test your clinical know-how…
Medical Must-See: A fingertip lesion that’s not bleeding obvious
A non-itchy, non-painful fingertip lesion has led a Moroccan doctor to a rare and “controversial” diagnosis of basosquamous carcinoma. The 68-year-old patient, whose history included…
Scabies treatments scarce as outbreak spreads to four hospitals
A scabies outbreak has spread to four NSW hospitals, with dozens of health staff infected amid a national shortage of treatments for the infection. The…
