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A 34 year old man with a fit

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Posted on January 30, 2025 by admin

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A 34 year old man presents to Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre with a 2 day history of frontal headaches and generalized tonic clonic seizures. His guardians report that he has had multiple nodules all over his body since childhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Neurology | Tagged Level B, Malawi

A 4 year old boy with patchy hair loss

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Posted on January 30, 2025 by admin

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A healthy 4 year old boy is brought to the Dermatology clinic at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre by his parents.  He has been scratching his head, and they have recently noticed that he has developed several small scaly areas … Continue reading →

Posted in Dermatology, Paediatrics | Tagged Level A, Malawi

A foot ulcer in Blantyre, Malawi

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Posted on January 30, 2025 by admin

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A 42 year old man attends the dermatology clinic in Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Blantyre in 2012 with an ulcer on the sole of his right foot.  He says that it has been present since 2004 but that he underwent … Continue reading →

Posted in Dermatology | Tagged Level A, Malawi

A 19 year old albino with a skin lesion

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Posted on January 30, 2025 by admin

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A 19 year old young woman from Blantyre, Malawi, attends with a scaly lesion which has been present on her right cheek for 3 months. Thanks to Dr Ann Sergeant for this case. Questions Can you describe what you see? … Continue reading →

Posted in Dermatology | Tagged Level A, Malawi

A 56 year old farmer with lip ulceration

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A 56 year old farmer who lives in a village near Blantyre, Malawi, presents with painful oral ulceration which is making eating difficult. On further questioning he also admits that he has pain on micturition as he has painful penile … Continue reading →

Posted in Dermatology, Infectious diseases | Tagged Level A, Level B, Malawi

A 25 year old woman with a rash and raised creatinine

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A 25 year old woman is referred with a 6 month history of fatigue, joint pain, pleuritic chest pain and facial rash. Three months ago at another hospital she was found to be unwell with a Creatinine of 500 micromol/l, … Continue reading →

Posted in Renal | Tagged Level B, Level C, Malawi

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