Although rare, allopurinol-induced severe cutaneous adverse reactions and allopurinol hypersensitivity syndrome have significant morbidity and mortality consequences.

An otherwise well girl aged 11 months presented to her general practitioner with an unusual lesion on her posterior neck.

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Perinatal care is a clear demonstration of the vertical and horizontal integration of general practitioners into the broader healthcare system.

This clinical challenge is based on this month's Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to the RACGP website.

This clinical challenge is based on this month's Focus articles. To complete this activity, go to the RACGP website.

Cardiac care has grown exponentially in the past half century.

Cardiac care has grown exponentially in the past half century.

Psychological and spiritual distress are common in end-stage heart failure.

Recent advances in medical therapy for heart failure have changed the face of pharmacotherapy.

Myocarditis and pericarditis need to be considered as a differential, especially in adolescents or young adults presenting with acute chest pain, shortness of breath or palpitations.

Pulmonary embolism is still the third most common cause of death from cardiovascular disease despite improvements in diagnosis and acute management.

Imaging algorithms for coronary artery disease screening differ significantly from diagnostic studies evaluating cardiac symptoms including chest pain.

A woman aged 39 years presented with a 12-year history of recurrent painful nodules and boils to the axillae and pubic areas.

A boy aged four months presented with an erythematous and desquamative eruption over intertriginous and flexural sites that had developed one month prior.