BPharm (Hons), MD, DCH, Dermatology Medical Officer, Department of Dermatology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW; GP registrar, Australian General Practitioner Training, Central Eastern and South Western Sydney, NSW
Furuncular myiasis is a condition caused by the infestation of skin by fly larvae leading to boil-like lesions.
A first-time case presentation of sudden onset pruritic skin eruption after starting allopurinol 10 days prior for nephrolithiasis.
Important considerations when treating patients with warts include the location of the wart, the evidence supporting the proposed treatment and potential adverse effects of treatment.
A woman aged 42 years presented to the hospital with a one-week history of a wrist lesion.
A man, aged 44 years, presented to hospital with a painful eruption involving the right shoulder. Four days later, the affected area had evolved into a pustular eruption associated with severe pain.
General practitioners are ideally placed to identify high-risk infantile haemangiomas and coordinate their management.
A male aged 16 years presented to the emergency department with a three-day history of oral ulceration involving the lips that was associated with skin and genital lesions.