Will AI put skin cancer doctors out of work? This dermatologist says no
Jokes about the rise of AI often have radiologists at the butt of them, but even as the AI hype grows, radiologists remain in business. So, is skin cancer the field under…
Tag: Dermatology
Band-Aid fixed? Govt launches GP wound care scheme to fund dressings for 20,000 patients
Some 20,000 older patients with diabetes will be eligible for free dressings each year under a long-awaited Federal Government scheme. For years, doctors have warned…
Spot Dx — Are these penile ‘bumps’ a problem?
Ben, a 23-year-old engineer, presents with a two-year history of multiple painless ‘bumps’ on his glans penis. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Medical Must-See: Chilblains spike after COVID-19 vaccination
In a case that gives flashbacks to 2021, dermatologists initially speculated that COVID-19 had caused their patient’s chilblains, before a repeat reaction after a second…
Spot Dx — Can you work out the cause of this breakout?
Vicki is a 56-year-old business owner who presents with a two-day history of painless rash affecting the distal third of both legs. Test your clinical…
Spot Dx — What’s causing this immobile shoulder?
Ginger is a 13-year-old who presents three hours after injuring her left shoulder in a fall while ice skating. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Spot Dx — What has triggered this psoriatic flare-up?
Hassan is a 48-year-old accountant of South Asian descent with a history of well-controlled plaque psoriasis. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below.…
Medical Must-See: A ‘boring’ parasitic scalp infection
A chronic skin condition plus a rare parasitic fly left a US teen’s scalp teeming with “boring” worm larvae. The 15-year-old developed an intense focal…
Spot Dx — Sudden swollen ears and joints
Lesley is a 53-year-old optometrist who presents with three months of pain and swelling affecting both ears. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Medical Must-See: A ‘mammoth’ buttock lesion, four decades old
This soft and lobulated buttock lesion grew to mammoth proportions over 40 years before the patient raised it with his doctors. The US man, aged…
