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1University of Melbourne, Department of Medicine (Dermatology), St Vincent's Hospital and Skin and Cancer, Foundation of Victoria.
Background:
Many medical practitioners find difficulty in diagnosing common skin conditions. This may translate into difficulty in management when treatment may have to be prescribed without a specific diagnosis.
Objective:
To develop a simplified approach to diagnosis of the common skin conditions, using major discriminators on history and examination.
Discussion:
By simplifying the history and examination, it is possible to categorise responses to questions or key signs on examination in a way that should assist in the diagnosis of common skin conditions. But, as always, when a condition cannot be fitted into the model, consider a specialist opinion.
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