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Dermatology
Teledermatology and clinical photography: safeguarding patient privacy and mitigating medico-legal risk
Clinical photographs can enhance patient care, but carry privacy risks for patients and medicolegal risks for doctors
Paul Stevenson LLB · Anna R Finnane PhD · H Peter Soyer MD
The early bird and the worm: a case of cercarial dermatitis
A common but under-recognised condition
John W Frew MB BS(Hons), MMed(Clin Epi) · Christopher JA Henderson BSc, MB BS, FRCPA · Ian D McCrossin MB BS, FACD, FACSHP
Shiitake dermatitis: the tale of an under-recognised, undercooked fungus
Patients should avoid shiitake or ensure it has been cooked at 150°C or greater
Ashling McNally MB BS, BPhysio · Christopher Ross BM BS · Jeffrey Wayte MB BS, FACD
Severe ulcerative herpes zoster
A 78-year-old man presented to a regional emergency department with a severe progressive rash
Andrew DK Nguyen BSc, MB BS · Gabriela Strey MD, FRACP
Not just a cosmetic problem: facial papules in Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome
A combination of multiple facial papules, spontaneous pneumothorax and a personal or family history of renal cell carcinoma should trigger consideration of BHD
Ludi Ge MB BS(Hons) · Patricia Lowe MB BS(Hon), MMed, FACD
Teledermatologists’ management of emergency skin conditions
Clinicians using teledermatology services must familiarise themselves with the relevant guidelines, hospital policies and privacy legislation
Anna R Finnane PhD · Greg Siller MB BS, FACD · H Peter Soyer MD
Tattoo-associated mycobacterial infections: an emerging public health issue
Mycobacterial infection is an important consideration in patients with widespread papular eruption in recent tattoos
John W Frew MB BS(Hons), MMed(Clin Epi) · Roland TD Nguyen MB BS, MMedSc, FACD
Hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cell carcinoma syndrome
A rare benign carcinoma is caused by a mutation in the fumarate hydratase gene
Nira Chinniah MB BS(Hons), MMed(Clin Epi) · Patricia Lowe MB BS(Hons), MMed, FACD
Differing trends in thickness and survival between nodular and non-nodular primary cutaneous melanoma in Victoria, Australia
Our best opportunity to reduce melanoma mortality still lies with early detection
Sarah L Smithson MB BS · Yan Pan MB BS(Hons), BMedSc(Hons), FACD · Victoria Mar MB BS, FACD
Tinea hidden by a vemurafenib-induced phototoxic reaction in a patient with metastatic melanoma taking dexamethasone
While vemurafenib induces ultraviolet A photosensitivity, it is important to consider alternative diagnoses when minimal response to therapy is attained
Rachael Anforth BMed · Giuliana Carlos MB BS · Noemi Eiris MB BS · Arthur Clements BSc(Med), MB BS, FRACP · Pablo Fernandez-Peñas MD, PhD, FACD
Acute HIV infection presenting as erythema multiforme in a 45-year-old heterosexual man
A serious rash highlights the importance of a patient’s sexual history
Joyce H Y Ma MB BS · Simon Smith MB ChB · Lynette A Gordon MB BS(Hons), FACD
From dismal prognosis to rising star: melanoma leads the way with new generation cancer therapies
The pressing matters now are maximising outcomes, recruiting to clinical trials and being able to afford these drugs
Georgina V Long PhD, MB BS, FRACP
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: an important risk-stratification tool
The benefits of sentinel lymph node biopsy are unproven
Samuel S Zagarella MB BS(Hons), FACD · Michael Sladden MB ChB, MRCP, FACD · Catalin Popescu MD, PhD · Michael Bigby MD
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: an important risk-stratification tool
Sentinel lymph node biopsy is currently the gold standard staging test
David E Gyorki MB BS, MD, FRACS · Michael A Henderson MB BS, MD, FRACS
Comparing non-sterile to sterile gloves for minor surgery: a prospective randomised controlled non-inferiority trial
Rates of wound infection and adverse events were no higher when using non-sterile clean boxed gloves compared with sterile gloves
Clare Heal FRACGP, PhD · Shampavi Sriharan MB BS(Hons), DCH · Petra G Buttner PhD, MSc · Deborah Kimber RN, BN, CDE
Toxic epidermal necrolysis — an investigation to dye for?
A warning about the risks of using contrast media in imaging and cardiac catheterisation
Theresa Ly BSc(Adv), MB BS(Hons), MIPH · Nicholas Stewart MB BS, BSc · Stephen Lee AM, DDM, FACD
A diagnosis that will go down in history
The case of Patient R, reported to have been afflicted with a very shiny nose
Deshan F Sebaratnam MB BS(Hons), MMed · Nicholas Stewart MB BS, BSc · Supriya S Venugopal MB BS, MMed, FACD
Pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Skin lesions turn out to be pseudoxanthoma elasticum
Zhenying Zhang · Xiaoming Liu
Sentinel lymph node biopsy for melanoma: an important risk-stratification tool
Biopsy should be routinely considered for intermediate thickness melanoma
David E Gyorki MB BS, MD, FRACS · Michael A Henderson BMedSc, MD, FRACS
Black bones: minocycline-induced bone pigmentation
A known cause with no cause for alarm
Vishnusai Chauhan · Catherine McDougall
Ipilimumab in pretreated patients with unresectable or metastatic cutaneous, uveal and mucosal melanoma
The frequency and severity of adverse effects warrant experienced clinical supervision
Marliese Alexander BPharm(Hons), GradCertPharmPrac, MPH · James D Mellor MPharm(Hons) · Grant McArthur MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP · Damien Kee MB BS, FRACP
An unexpected case of pellagra
Awareness of nutritional deficiencies and who is at risk is still required in developed countries
Alicia M Thornton MB BS(Hons), BSc · Catherine J Drummond MB BS(Hons), FACD
A crop of mango dermatitis in the Northern Territory
The sap of mango trees can produce effects similar to those of poison ivy and poison oak
William Sargent · Paula Ferguson
A multisystem granulomatous disease: necrobiotic xanthogranuloma with hepatic involvement
The first report of liver lesions being associated with this rare, chronic and progressive condition
Elita Santosaputri* BMedSc, BM BS · Elizabeth J Ellis* MB BS · Sureshkumar Nagiah MB BS, MD, FRACP · Anugrah Chrispal MB BS, MD, FRACP · Anthony Thomas PhD, FRCPA, FRCPath
