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An ageing methadone population: A challenge for treating doctors

An ageing methadone population: A challenge for treating doctors

22/02/2019

As patients on methadone age, their likelihood for developing diseases requiring new medications places them at risk of life-threatening drug interactions.


Virilisation in a young woman: A case demonstrating the importance of co-located mental and primary healthcare

Virilisation in a young woman: A case demonstrating the importance of co-located mental and primary healthcare

21/02/2019

Extreme androgenisation in a female requires timely investigation.


An unusual case of sore throat

An unusual case of sore throat

29/01/2019

Consider Centor criteria before prescribing antibiotics in patients with a sore throat.


Extreme hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia in a man newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Extreme hypercholesterolaemia and hypertriglyceridaemia in a man newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus

22/01/2019

A Caucasian man aged 46 years, working as an oil rig area coordinator in remote South Australia, presented with incidental hyperglycaemia.


A young man with progressive worsening dyspnoea

A young man with progressive worsening dyspnoea

23/11/2018

A man aged 35 years with a 14-pack year history of smoking presented to his general practitioner with a 12-month history of progressive dyspnoea.


A man with an itchy auricular mass lesion

A man with an itchy auricular mass lesion

30/10/2018

Trichofolliculoma is a hard, dome-shaped, skin-coloured papule that presents with a central pore and a whitish immature hair; excision should be considered to confirm diagnosis and treatment.


A large annular scaly plaque

A large annular scaly plaque

30/10/2018

Syphilis is a great mimicker and should not be forgotten as a differential diagnosis of erythematous scaly rashes.


A coughing, tiptoeing six-year-old

A coughing, tiptoeing six-year-old

26/09/2018

Acute-onset walking difficulties in a six-year-old boy recovering from a viral upper respiratory tract infection.


An indurated, longitudinal plaque on the arm of a seven-year-old girl

An indurated, longitudinal plaque on the arm of a seven-year-old girl

26/09/2018

Diagnosing the most common type of localised scleroderma in children.


Doctor, my armpit hair has turned yellow! Malodorous yellowish axillary hair in an adolescent patient

Doctor, my armpit hair has turned yellow! Malodorous yellowish axillary hair in an adolescent patient

29/08/2018

Diagnosis and management of a patient presenting with malodorous, yellowish hair over both axillae is discussed.


A woman with persistent fever and a skin lesion

A woman with persistent fever and a skin lesion

27/07/2018

Skin lesions may provide a clue to diagnosis in a patient with persistent fever and history of recent travel.


Denosumab-related hypocalcaemia in chronic kidney disease

Denosumab-related hypocalcaemia in chronic kidney disease

27/07/2018

Pretreatment assessment and correction of serum calcium and vitamin D levels can reduce the risk of denosumab-related hypocalcaemia in chronic kidney disease.


Queensland tick typhus (<i>Rickettsia australis</i>) in a man after hiking in rural Queensland

Queensland tick typhus (Rickettsia australis) in a man after hiking in rural Queensland

01/06/2018

Tick typhus is an infection typically presenting with eschar at bite site, fevers, lethargy and arthralgias in patients who have visited endemic areas in eastern Australia.


Malrotation in a child with chronic abdominal pain

Malrotation in a child with chronic abdominal pain

01/05/2018

Malrotation is the most frequent developmental abnormality of the small intestine.


A tricky sticky eye

A tricky sticky eye

01/05/2018

Asking about possible eye exposure to genital secretions and/or eye symptoms should be considered when conducting a sexual health history.

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