Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
DiscussionGeneral consideration of lipomaLipomas are the most common benign neoplasms of mesenchymal origin and may arise in any location where fat is normally present.1 Lipomas are composed of...
With increasing use of imaging to diagnose other conditions, incidentally detected small renal masses and cysts are now a common clinical scenario for both the general practitioner and the urologist.
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CaseA girl, three years of age, with neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) presented with two lesions for review. Both lesions had been present since birth and were not causing any concern. The lesion on...
Therapeutic drug monitoring is utilised in a variety of clinical contexts (such as antimicrobial monitoring or in the setting of drug overdose) for a wide range of drugs in the hospital environment...
Men have higher age standardised death rates than women from causes including cardiovascular disease, cancer and injury.1 Men living in rural environments in particular, are known to have poorer...
Case 1Alex is a previously well man, 24 years of age, who presents with two weeks of an extremely itchy rash, mainly affecting his hands, wrists, buttocks and feet. Alex is currently living in an...