Australian Journal of General Practice
A woman aged 55 years presented to her general practitioner with a painful, rapidly progressing ulcer surrounding her ileostoma site.
A man presented with a three-year history of intensely itchy legs following failed treatment with mild to mid-strength topical steroids elsewhere.
Important considerations when treating patients with warts include the location of the wart, the evidence supporting the proposed treatment and potential adverse effects of treatment.
A Caucasian female, aged 40 years, previously healthy, presented with an eight-week history of a pruritic erythematous skin lesion affecting the inframammary creases.
A male mechanic, aged 67 years, presents with a new-onset facial rash of six months’ duration.
The advice and decision of the general practitioner at the initial presentation of microbial keratitis is crucial for optimal management, with urgent referral potentially sight-saving for the patient.
Patients with psoriasis have an increased risk of multimorbidity, including cardiovascular disease, which can be identified using inter-arm blood pressure and waist to height ratio measurements.
This article discusses the assessment of a pruritic papular eruption on the right leg of a man aged 52 years.
A woman aged 20 years presented with a more than three-month history of a scaly, erythematous rash to the groin.
Two male patients aged in their 20s, who had no relationship with each other, separately presented with a three-month history of multiple asymptomatic papules on the genitalia.
An otherwise well girl aged 11 months presented to her general practitioner with an unusual lesion on her posterior neck.
A man aged 80 years presented with a one-day history of widespread tender skin lesions and malaise.
A man aged 78 years presented with a two-week history of erythematous urticarial patches and plaques that had started on the feet and spread to the legs, arms and hands.
A Caucasian woman aged 49 years presented with a three-day history of a widespread maculopapular erythematous eruption involving the torso, limbs and acral surfaces.
General practitioners are ideally placed to identify high-risk infantile haemangiomas and coordinate their management.