Australian Journal of General Practice
Formerly Australian Family Physician (AFP)
The detection of primary aldosteronism in hypertensive patients is delayed and associated with end-organ injury potentially preventable with a timely diagnosis with targeted treatment.
Knowledge of the specific dermatoses of pregnancy will assist in diagnosis, management and, importantly, facilitation of timely escalation of care of conditions that can potentially affect the fetus.
A man aged 36 years with a history of hypertension presented to discuss his recent blood test results.
Breast symptoms are common in female and male adolescents and young adults, and most can be treated conservatively.
An overview of the investigation and management of thyroid nodules in general practice.
Although most eyelid lumps are benign, accurate diagnosis and early recognition of sinister lesions leads to improved patient outcomes.
Acute-onset walking difficulties in a six-year-old boy recovering from a viral upper respiratory tract infection.
An updated overview of Burkholderia pseudomallei, the causative agent of melioidosis, including epidemiology, risk factors for infection, spectrum of clinical disease, diagnosis and management.
While paediatric cervical masses are most commonly benign and transient in nature, judicious consideration of red flag and congenital conditions is crucial.
Healthcare professionals may face pressure for urgent diagnosis and management but also need to consider a medium- and long-term plan in the context of the social and cultural environment.
Scrotal calcinosis is a benign condition characterised by the progressive appearance of solitary or multiple calcified, painless nodules on the scrotum.
An uncircumcised man aged 70 years presented to a dermatology clinic with a three-month history of a persistent erythematous rash of the glans penis.
An unusual breast lesion in an adolescent female highlights the need for adherence to a validated algorithm for investigation of a new breast symptom.
A man aged 46 years presented to a multidisciplinary team (plastic surgery, radiation oncology, dermatology) with a year-long history of a lentigo maligna on the right ear lobe.
A man aged 53 years presents with a 1–2-month history of a rapidly increasing skin growth on his right medial ankle.