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Dermatology — eczema, psoriasis, acne, skin cancer screening.
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Photodermatoses
Photodermatoses: sun-sensitive skin disorders in AU general practice
Polymorphic light eruption, porphyria cutanea tarda, drug photosensitivity — AU assessment, photoprotection, and management.
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Granuloma annulare
Granuloma annulare: ring-shaped skin lesions — the AU general practice approach
Granuloma annulare — why ring-shaped skin plaques form, when generalised disease needs screening, and the AU management approach.
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Pyoderma gangrenosum
Pyoderma gangrenosum: the ulcer that gets worse with debridement
Pyoderma gangrenosum — recognising the violaceous undermined ulcer, avoiding the debridement mistake, and the AU management pathway.
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Cutaneous vasculitis
Cutaneous vasculitis: palpable purpura and the AU general practice approach
Palpable purpura on the legs — how to investigate cutaneous vasculitis in general practice, from biopsy and bloods to management and specialist referral.
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Pressure injury (pressure ulcer)
Pressure injuries: staging, prevention, and wound management
How pressure injuries form, how to stage them (Stage 1 to bone exposure), and evidence-based prevention and wound care in AU general practice.
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Tropical dermatology — returned traveller and endemic AU skin disease
Tropical skin diseases: the AU general practice guide
Identifying and treating tropical skin diseases in returned travellers, migrants, and AU residents — from cutaneous larva migrans to Buruli ulcer.
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Pemphigus vulgaris
Pemphigus vulgaris: the autoimmune blistering disease GPs must not miss
Pemphigus vulgaris — painful oral erosions for weeks before skin blisters — requires urgent dermatology referral and rituximab-based treatment.
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Autoimmune blistering disease (bullous pemphigoid)
Autoimmune blistering disease — GP recognition and urgent referral
Bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, and dermatitis herpetiformis: GP recognition, urgent referral triggers, and key drug causes to review.
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Pilonidal disease and cutaneous abscess
Pilonidal disease and skin abscess: I&D first, antibiotics selectively
Pilonidal abscess and skin abscess — I&D off-midline, selective antibiotics for CA-MRSA, and definitive surgery for recurrent pilonidal sinus.
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Paediatric atopic eczema
Paediatric atopic eczema: management and the atopic march
Atopic eczema affects ~30% of Australian infants. Stepwise management, emollient targets, bleach baths, dupilumab pathway, and atopic-march prevention.
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Pityriasis versicolor (tinea versicolor)
Pityriasis versicolor: the AU general practice guide to diagnosis and treatment
Pityriasis versicolor — diagnosing scaly oval patches, first-line ketoconazole shampoo, when to use oral azoles, and why pigment takes months to return.
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Vitiligo
Vitiligo: depigmented patches, autoimmunity, and treatment in AU
Vitiligo — autoimmune melanocyte loss causing white patches. Treatment ladder, comorbidity screening, and the Australian general practice pathway.
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Nail disease workup
Nail disease workup: the AU general practice approach
Nail disease in Australian general practice — onychomycosis, psoriatic nails, ingrown toenails, melanonychia, and when to refer for biopsy or specialist review.
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Pityriasis rosea
Pityriasis rosea: herald patch, Christmas-tree rash, and syphilis serology
Pityriasis rosea — why syphilis serology is mandatory, how the rash behaves, pregnancy red flags, and the AU general practice management pathway.
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Tinea capitis
Tinea capitis: scalp ringworm needs oral antifungal tablets, not cream
Tinea capitis (scalp ringworm) — why oral antifungals are mandatory, which species needs which drug, kerion management, and AU school rules.
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Burns — acute management
Burns — acute first aid, assessment, and transfer: the Australian approach
How to perform ANZBA-guideline burn first aid, estimate burn depth and %TBSA, apply the modified Parkland formula, and identify when to transfer.
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Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and TEN: recognising a drug emergency
SJS and TEN in AU practice — recognising the rash, stopping the culprit drug, burns unit transfer, HLA pharmacogenomic screening, and survivorship.
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Pressure injuries
Pressure injuries: prevention, staging, and wound care in Australian practice
Pressure injuries damage skin over bony prominences from sustained pressure. Learn NPIAP 2016 staging, the Braden Scale, and the SSKIN prevention bundle.
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Community-associated MRSA skin and soft-tissue infection
MRSA skin infections and cellulitis-mimickers — the AU general practice guide
Community-associated MRSA in Australia — I&D plus TMP-SMX or doxycycline, decolonisation protocol, and the 30–75% cellulitis misdiagnosis problem.
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Primary and secondary hyperhidrosis
Hyperhidrosis: primary focal vs secondary — the AU general practice approach
Excessive sweating — how to distinguish primary focal from systemic causes, the stepped-care ladder, and when botulinum toxin is PBS-covered in Australia.
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Cutaneous adverse drug reactions
Drug eruptions: recognising and managing cADRs in general practice
Cutaneous adverse drug reactions from mild morbilliform rash to life-threatening DRESS and AGEP — the AU general practice approach.
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Tinea and onychomycosis
Tinea and onychomycosis: athlete's foot, nail fungus, and ringworm in AU
Tinea affects 1 in 10 Australian adults. Learn when cream works, when tablets are needed, and why nail fungus requires lab confirmation before treatment.
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Acanthosis nigricans
Acanthosis nigricans: what that dark, velvety skin means for your health
Acanthosis nigricans is a skin sign of high insulin — commonest driver is insulin resistance and obesity, but rare causes include cancer and certain drugs.
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Hidradenitis suppurativa
Hidradenitis suppurativa: AU general practice recognition and treatment
Hidradenitis suppurativa — early recognition, Hurley staging, step-up treatment ladder from lifestyle to PBS-funded biologics, and comorbidity screening.
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Chronic pruritus
Pruritus (generalised itch): a systematic workup guide for general practice
Generalised itch without a rash — the systemic causes to rule out, how to investigate, and which treatments work for which conditions in Australian practice.
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Scabies and lice
Scabies and lice: AU general practice diagnosis and treatment
How Australian GPs diagnose and treat scabies and lice infestations, including permethrin, ivermectin, contact management, and ATSI community protocols.
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Contact dermatitis
Contact dermatitis: irritant vs allergic — the AU general practice approach
Contact dermatitis — irritant versus allergic types, how to identify the trigger, which treatments work, and when patch testing or referral is needed.
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Lichen sclerosus
Lichen sclerosus: recognition, clobetasol treatment, and lifelong surveillance
Lichen sclerosus in general practice — recognising the ivory-white vulvar rash, applying clobetasol correctly, and monitoring for squamous cell carcinoma.
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Herpes simplex and herpes zoster
Cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles: the AU general practice guide
Cold sores, genital herpes, and shingles — how to diagnose and manage HSV and herpes zoster in Australian general practice, including Shingrix vaccination.
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Cellulitis
Cellulitis: diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in Australian general practice
Cellulitis — flucloxacillin first-line, necrotising fasciitis red flags, DVT differential, recurrence prevention, MRSA, and when to go to emergency.
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Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
Atopic dermatitis: the AU general practice approach to eczema
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) — emollients first, site-matched steroids for flares, proactive maintenance, and when biologics change the equation in AU.
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Solar keratosis and non-melanoma skin cancer
Solar keratosis, BCC, and SCC: skin cancer in Australian general practice
Australia has the world's highest skin cancer rates. Solar keratosis, BCC, and SCC — diagnosis, treatment, and prevention in general practice.
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Melanoma
Melanoma and pigmented lesions: the Australian GP approach
Melanoma — ABCDE criteria, dermoscopy, excision biopsy, staging, immunotherapy and surveillance in Australian general practice.
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Acne vulgaris
Acne vulgaris: stepwise treatment in Australian general practice
Acne vulgaris — causes, classification, topical and oral treatment, isotretinoin, hormonal options, scarring, and the AU general practice approach.
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Alopecia (hair loss)
Hair loss (alopecia) in Australian adults: causes, tests, treatment
Hair loss affects half of adults by 50. Causes (androgenetic, areata, telogen effluvium), how AU GPs investigate, and what treatment involves.
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Rosacea and seborrhoeic dermatitis
Rosacea and seborrhoeic dermatitis: AU general practice guide
Rosacea and seborrhoeic dermatitis — phenotypes, trigger avoidance, topical and oral management, ocular rosacea, and the Australian general practice approach.
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Chronic plaque psoriasis
Psoriasis: diagnosis and management in Australian general practice
Psoriasis — subtypes, severity grading, topical and systemic treatment, biologics, PBS access, and comorbidity management in Australian general practice.
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Atopic dermatitis (eczema)
Eczema: barrier first, then steroids done properly, then escalate
Atopic dermatitis (eczema) — emollient foundation, topical-steroid use done properly, TSW conversation, and when dupilumab / JAK inhibitors change the picture.