An 8-Week-Old Baby with a Crusty Scalp Rash
An 8-week-old baby girl is brought in to see her GP because her parents are concerned about the appearance of her scalp. She has a thick crusty rash evident, which is shown above. 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Show Answer This baby has seborrhoeic dermatitis,...
An 11-Year-Old Boy With a Painful Red Eye
An 11-year-old boy presents with a painful, red, swollen left eye. He has had a recent sinus infection but has no other medical history of note. His temperature is 38.2°C. His eye movements are painful, and he is complaining of double vision. 1. What is the most...
A 24-Year-Old Man with Blurred Vision
A 24-year-old man presents with blurring of his vision and worsening eyesight that is more noticeable at night. He states that his father is registered blind and lost his vision in his late 30s. You examine his fundi and see bony spicule-shaped pigment deposits in the...
Intense Itching in Pregnancy
A 30-year-old woman presents at 27 weeks gestation with intense itching on her abdomen, hands and feet. The itching is localised to the palms and soles, and you can see no associated rash. On examination, you note scleral icterus but no other abnormalities. Her...
