Australian Doctor Medical Must-See

Man with horn growing on back 'slipped through the net'

17th January 2020
Despite growing public skin cancer awareness and access to free healthcare in the UK, somehow this man still managed to grow…
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SCC horn
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Woman mistakes wasabi for avocado and ends up broken-hearted

10th January 2020
Who can go past some smashed avo? No self-respecting Aussie millennial, that’s for sure. But the allure proved just as…
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Left ventriculography on catheterisation
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What do astronomy and opera have in common with this case?

12th December 2019
A 69-year-old woman presented to a rheumatology clinic in Turkey with fingers that appeared to be scrunching in on…
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X-ray
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Bubble trouble: Lung leakage leads to massive back bulge

6th December 2019
A cancer patient has developed a huge bubble by his shoulder blade after two fistulas in his thoracic wall allowed air to…
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Subcutaneous emphysema
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This woman's 'tripe' palms told doctors exactly where to look for cancer

29th November 2019
If your patient’s palms bear an unflattering resemblance to boiled stomach lining, they are more than likely a serious sign…
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Patient's palms
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'Luckiest girl in the world' survives knitting needle in her brain

20th November 2019
This shocking yarn, published in the International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology Case Reports, is exactly why you…
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CT
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Doctor’s handy life hack frees child’s trapped tongue

8th November 2019
It’s not often that wine and paediatric emergency medicine pair well together — unless it’s w(h)ine, which I’m sure this…
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Pic of child with trapped tongue