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October 2021

Peer Reviewed Feature Articles

Vaping in young people: lives up in smoke
VIKRAM PALIT, BRONWYN MILNE, MOYA VANDELEUR
Folliculitis: diagnosis and management of subtypes
CPD
JOSHUA FARRELL, Stephen Shumack
Allergen immunotherapy for allergic respiratory disease
Raymond Mullins, Sandra Vale, Richard Loh

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Emergency medicine
Drowning: a practical review of prehospital intervention
Gordian Fulde, Sascha Fulde
Dermatology clinic
Purpura after physical activity
JOSEPH JOSEPH, KELVIN TRUONG, KAREN CHEUNG, Annika Smith
Drug update
Testosterone therapy in women
Shananthan Balachandran, Susan R. Davis
Paediatrics clinic
Spinal muscular atrophy – a new treatment paradigm of proactive care
DIDU S.T. KARIYAWASAM, MICHELLE A. FARRAR

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Risks of oral anticoagulation
Atopic dermatitis

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Dermatology Quiz

Purpura after physical activity

Date Posted: Friday, September 24, 2021
Fig 1a.
Figure 1a. The erythematous patch studded with petechiae on the patient’s lateral lower leg.

A 61-year-old man presents with a new cutaneous eruption involving his calf.

What is the diagnosis?