A man aged 52 years with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer presented with a firm, non-tender, skin-coloured papule.

This article describes common changes that may occur in pigmented lesions in pregnancy, features that are of concern and the management of suspected melanoma in pregnant women.

In children and adolescents, there exist a variety of congenital and acquired naevi and other pigmented skin lesions that can be diagnostically problematic.

General practice registrars use a dermatoscope in a modest majority of skin checks and pigmented skin lesion consultations, which influences registrars’ diagnoses and increases their confidence.

Assessing pigmented lesions on patients, including opportunistically, is an important part of patient care and can make a significant difference to patient health.

Black salve is promoted as an effective, safe and natural skin cancer treatment, but such claims are not evidence-based, and serious complications have been reported.

This article discusses an approach to managing patients with significant solar damage from a primary care perspective, focusing on the assessment and treatment of actinic keratoses.

Diabetic dermopathy is a benign, asymptomatic and likely underdiagnosed skin condition seen in up to 40% of individuals with diabetes.

Although most eyelid lumps are benign, accurate diagnosis and early recognition of sinister lesions leads to improved patient outcomes.

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

Pilomatrixoma is a rare benign appendageal tumour that can be easily mistaken for more frequent subcutaneous nodules because of some similar features.

This paper gives an overview of the breast skin changes commonly seen in general practice, with guidance on treatment and management.

Scabies, an under-appreciated global health concern, needs to be considered in the differential of any pruritic cutaneous dermatoses.

The purpose of this study was to develop a clinical prediction rule based on identified risk factors for surgical site infection in a large general practice patient cohort.

This article discusses how the carbon emissions from virtual consultations have the potential to be much smaller than in-person consultations, predominantly through reduced transportation.