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Saturday, May 18, 2019

Melanoma

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It is always important to examine the ears carefully when carrying out a skin check.   This small pigmented lesion was a regressed i...

Tinea corporis

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Extensive red scaly rashes like this are often misdiagnosed as a form of dermatitis and treated with a strong topical steroid cream. In...

Darier's disease

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The hot, humid days of summer can exacerbate many skin diseases but probably none so much as Darier’s disease. Friction increases in fl...

Varicella

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Sometimes common conditions are difficult to diagnose when we see them out of context. Varicella is rare in immunized children but we s...

Lymphoedema

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Lymphoedema is becoming a common problem in elderly patients who develop cancer in the groin or axillary nodes and have a node clearanc...
Sunday, September 23, 2018

Atrophie blanche

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A white area like this on the lower leg surrounded by light brown pigmentation and dot petechiae is called atrophie blanche. It is see...

Toxic epidermal becrolysis

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This looks like a really bad burn but it is due to a drug! The condition is known as toxic epidermal necrolysis where a drug binds to ...

Shitake flagellate dermatitis

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This is an unusual streaky rash seen on the back and abdomen. It arose following a meal of Shitake mushrooms. This is a distinctive ra...

Lichen simplex chronicus neck

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This is the base of the neck posteriorly. It is a common site for stress induced scratching. When skin is rubbed or scratched repeated...

Psoriasis flexural

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We are used to psoriasis being a red scaly disease but when it involves the flexures the scale is much less apparent. The moist occlud...