Spot Dx — What’s lighting up these follicles?
Pat is a 31-year-old accountant who presents complaining of several months of progressively malodourous underarms. Pat is a 31-year-old accountant who presents complaining of several…
Tag: Dermatology
Elliptical vs shave excisions: which makes the cut?
Vanessa is an office manager, in her early 50s, who presents for a skin check. She has a longstanding history of skin malignancy, including three…
Spot Dx — Can you identify these genital ulcers?
Carrie, 17, presents with painful genital ulcers. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you select the wrong answer, have another go…
Manage hirsutism in PCOS with laser and light-based therapies, doctors say
Laser and light-based therapies, either alone or combined with medication, can effectively reduce hirsutism severity among women with polycystic ovary syndrome, Australian doctors say. Their…
A GP guide to managing vitiligo
Vitiligo is a common, acquired depigmentation disorder, affecting 0.5-2% of the global population.1 It has a similar prevalence to psoriasis, which affects just over 2%…
Spot Dx — What are these painless plaques post-shingles?
Glen is a 48-year-old IT professional who presents with a two-week history of painless scaly erythematous plaques on the lower back. Test your clinical know-how…
Medical Must-See: Prisoner’s fungating neck tumour poses a dilemma
Doctors decided against surgical excision of this “unsettling” fungating neck tumour but did manage to improve the patient’s quality of life with some meticulous wound…
Qld pharmacists have started independently diagnosing and prescribing for 17 conditions
The Queensland Government’s pharmacy prescribing experiment is finally a reality. Pharmacists in the pilot confirmed on Wednesday morning that the State Government had given them…
Doctors warn of acute kidney injury risk with hair-straightening chemical: case
A trip to the hairdresser led to acute kidney injury in a 26-year-old woman in France, with doctors warning that a chemical in a hair-straightening product…
Spot Dx — What’s this painful rash after an overseas trip?
Hamish, a 23-year-old retail worker, presents after one week of fever, myalgia and malaise. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you…
