Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
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
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.
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.