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Lack of research undermines GP diagnosis of polymyalgia

Early diagnosis of the most common inflammatory rheumatic disorder seen by GPs is being hindered...for other conditions. Experts believe early diagnosis is vital to allow clinicians to rule out more ... and the average GP will see five new cases a year. The condition is disabling but once identified it can ... the Rheumatology 2012 conference in Glasgow this month: 'It has been traditionally seen as a benign condition ...

Computer-aided skin lesion analysis in melanoma

Computer-aided digital skin lesion analysis can improve biopsy sensitivity for melanoma, US...The researchers asked 179 dermatologists attending an educational conference to evaluate 24 pigmented lesions, five of which were melanomas, and decide whether they would biopsy in each case. Then information from a multispectral digital skin lesion analysis (MSDSLA) device, which assesses the level ...

Clinical review of managing psoriasis in primary care

Section 1: Epidemiology and aetiology Psoriasis is a chronic, common inflammatory relapsing and remitting papulosquamous skin disease, characterised by well-defined, dull red plaques with silvery scales ... . T-cell mediated disease Psoriasis is a T-cell mediated disease with inflammatory plaques containing ...

GP sets up allergy service helpdesk for primary care

on allergic conditions....into underlying allergic conditions and beginning appropriate management. He has negotiated funding ...

NHS must adapt to cope with rise of 'multimorbidity'

two medical conditions, UK researchers have warned.

Clinical Review - Managing asthma in children

lymphocytes and mast cells. This results in recruitment and activation of inflammatory cells ... specialised lung function tests, bronchoscopy, pH study or CT scanning to rule out other conditions ... . Section 3: Managing the condition Management of asthma should include asthma education for patients ...

Identify this upper arm lesion

A patient presented with a skin lesion on her upper arm. When the lesion initially appeared ... . It is not an uncommon condition. There is no proven cause for its occurrence, but a few risk factors will increase its ... have all been implicated in the occurrence of keratoacanthoma. The condition is more common in later ...

PCTs fail to invest in extra cancer tests

of suspicious symptoms, he added, but also cancer screening and diagnosis for common benign conditions such as inflammatory bowel disease. He said long waits were unfair and patients not eligible for two-week referral ...

The Basics - Scrotal pain

-orchitis). Onset is usually gradual, with varying degrees of pain. Fournier's gangrene is a rare condition ... and debilitating condition that can develop immediately or many years after a vasectomy. Incidence is thought ... . Strangulated inguinal hernia. Infected sebaceous cyst of scrotal skin. Chronic Chronic ...

The Basics - Abnormal gait in children

palsy, cerebellar ataxia, lower motor neuron disorders, inflammatory arthritis or myopathies ... moves forward. It usually occurs when one leg is longer than the other, if there is an inflammatory ...

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