Spot Dx — What’s the cause of this facial oedema?
A 28-year-old Caucasian female presents to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of facial oedema, erythema and enlargement of pores. Test your clinical know-how by taking…
Tag: Dermatology
Spot Dx — Can you pick what’s causing these plaques?
Jim is a 41-year-old farmer in southern Australia who presents with multiple brown plaques on the torso. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Medical Must-See: Foot lesions flag Hansen’s disease
Indian doctors initially thought their patient might have dyshidrotic eczema, bullous pemphigoid or another autoimmune disease based on her fluid-filled lesions. However, recurrent inflammation, polyarthritis…
Spot Dx — Why is this heel lesion failing to heal?
Hue is a 56-year-old executive of Chinese descent who presents with an enlarging lesion on his heel. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz…
Best AusDoc clinical cases of 2024: New breast reconstruction techniques, vomiting chefs, and meat-based diets
With the year coming to an end, the AusDoc clinical team has selected some of its best clinical articles from the last twelve months. They…
Spot Dx — What’s causing this festive-looking rash?
Tai is a 32-year-old who presents with a mildly itchy rash on the trunk and back. He first noticed a single red patch on his…
GP with ‘deficient’ skin cancer knowledge excised 48 benign lesions from one patient: tribunal
A GP excised 48 benign lesions from one patient while claiming that another doctor had failed to diagnose the patient’s potentially fatal pre-melanomas, a tribunal…
Fresh tattoos may have caused keratoacanthomas in two patients: case report
Freshly inked tattoos are believed to have triggered keratoacanthomas in two patients, with the nodules appearing within a few days of the ink being applied,…
Telehealth corporate finds its rate of serious clinical errors ‘appears a little high’
This story has been updated. The findings analysed audited consults including all consultations that an algorithm specifically identified as potential high-risk or critical errors, as…
Spot Dx — A teen’s thinning hair raises eyebrows
Ali, a 19-year-old university student, presents for review of progressive thinning of his eyebrows. Test your clinical know-how by taking the quiz below. If you…
