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…
Tag: Dermatology
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…
Vulval psoriasis can go unrecognised for over a decade: Aussie study
Women with psoriasis should be proactively screened for genital symptoms, dermatologists suggest, after a study found an 11-year lag between symptom onset and diagnosis of…
Use selfie lights and polarised filter paper to improve smartphone photos of skin lesions: dermatologists
Attachable ring lights used to take better selfies can also help doctors take better clinical photos of skin lesions, suggests guidance published in JAMA Dermatology.…
Cold clue to a curious rash
Jen, aged 67, enjoys an active retirement. A former health professional, she focuses on improving her health as she ages, and is physically active —…
