Why are these sores suddenly appearing?
Jerome, a 45-year-old bank manager, presents for the second time this year with a few sores on the dorsum of his right wrist.
Dr Paul Muthiah
Dr Muthiah is a GP on the Central Coast of NSW and medical co-editor of Australian Doctor.
A herbal remedy left my friend with all the signs of leukaemia
After living in Australia for nearly 10 years, I’ve unfortunately only been back to see my family and friends in the UK, a mere three…
Should you be suspicious of this child’s fundal findings?
Jemima, a seven-month-old, is brought into her local ED by her distraught parents.
What is the cause of this alarming ulcer?
Jeziah, a seven-month-old, presents with his concerned parents, who noticed a lesion on his right cheek three days ago.
GP ‘hallelujah’ moments are few so I relish them
Explaining to patients the benefits of a diagnosis and engagement with a management plan, will always remain the crux of what we do. It is…
Vaccine hesitancy? Australia’s a victim of its own success
Like many GPs, I’ve recently found that vaccine hesitancy is at an all-time high. Ahead of getting the COVID-19 vaccine at our practice, I drew…
Can you net this diagnosis?
Jasmin, a 30-year-old chef, presents with a net-like pattern rash on her leg that started a few weeks ago.
Why does this man get a fever at midday?
Jamie, a 30-year-old gym instructor, presents with a salmon-coloured, non-pruritic, macular rash on his back.
What’s driving this pruritic rash?
Jess, a 31-year-old chef, presents with a bothersome rash.
It’s an insult GPs are no longer considered ‘frontline’
Every now and again, GPs are abused in ways intended to suggest that, in the medical world, they are bottom of the food chain. Take,…
