Given its frequent facial involvement, melasma has a significant impact on the quality of life of patients.

In addition to their medical implications, these skin manifestations can be a source of patient distress as a result of symptomatology and cosmesis.

An awareness of disseminated superficial actinic porokeratosis as a precancerous skin condition is an important component of any Australian general practitioner’s basic skin knowledge.

A broad differential diagnosis must be considered when encountering a case of rashes and joint pain.

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.

A man aged 60 years presented with an irregularly shaped erythematous scalp plaque with a 5 cm diameter.

Early identification of all skin cancers enables improved patient outcomes and results in a wider range of treatment options being available locally in general practice.

Skin cancer follow-up is most effective when general practitioners establish follow-up strategies suited to the rural populations and supported by evidence-based guidelines for skins cancers.