Australian Journal of General Practice
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.
A Caucasian woman aged 49 years presented with a three-day history of a widespread maculopapular erythematous eruption involving the torso, limbs and acral surfaces.
A boy aged eight weeks presented to a regional emergency department with 24 hours of worsening non-bilious vomiting after feeds and recurrent loose stools with mucus.
A boy aged five years presented with a new recurrent headache over the past month, associated with nausea and occasional vomiting, as well as photophobia, phonophobia and pallor.
A case report of the systematic evaluation and management of a patient with cold agglutinin and haemolytic anaemia following an episode of shingles.
A girl aged 2.5 years presented to her general practitioner with a firm lump on her left jaw.
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Important considerations when treating patients with warts include the location of the wart, the evidence supporting the proposed treatment and potential adverse effects of treatment.
Differential diagnoses and potential investigations are discussed for a boy, aged 10 years, who presented with a one-year history of intermittent nocturnal, non-bilious vomiting.
Vitiligo is an acquired, chronic depigmenting disorder resulting from the autoimmune destruction of melanocytes.
Optimising the quality of life for people with syndromic hypermobility begins with the early identification of their signs and symptoms.
While the majority of the interventions were effective in treating umbilical granuloma, salt application appears to be simple and effective, with minimal complications.
Clinical trials evaluating the impact of sentinel node biopsy, completion lymph node dissection and adjuvant medical therapies on patient outcomes have changed practice significantly.
Prevention and early diagnosis coupled with curative treatments are key strategies for reducing lung cancer mortality by avoiding the sequelae of metastatic disease.