An 8-Week-Old Baby with a Crusty Scalp Rash

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,...
A 21-Year-Old Woman with an Intensely Itchy Rash

A 21-Year-Old Woman with an Intensely Itchy Rash

A 21-year-old woman develops a rash on her forearms shortly after spending the afternoon washing up at a restaurant where she has just started working. The rash is very itchy, but she has no other symptoms and feels well otherwise. The rash is shown below: 1. What is...
An 80-Year-Old Woman with an Itchy, Blistering Rash

An 80-Year-Old Woman with an Itchy, Blistering Rash

An 80-year old woman presents with an itchy, blistering rash affecting her arms and trunk. She is systemically well, and her observations are normal. The rash is mainly localised to her right arm and is shown below:   1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Show...
A 50-Year-Old Woman with an Itchy, Blistering Rash

A 50-Year-Old Woman with an Itchy, Blistering Rash

A 50-year-old woman presents with a painful, blistering rash affecting her face, limbs and trunk. She initially noticed painful blisters in her mouth, but these subsequently spread to the skin a few weeks later. The blisters, where present are large and flaccid. Most...
A 30-Year-Old Man with a Strange Rash

A 30-Year-Old Man with a Strange Rash

A 30-year-old man presents with a rash on his hands that has been spreading proximally over the past couple of days and is now involving his trunk. He has recently suffered an infection. The rash is shown below: 1. What is the most likely diagnosis? Show Answer This...