I need a scientific name…. Sarcoptes scabiei var homiinis. Known as ‘mange’ in animals this mite has been irritating humans since the dawn of time. Hieroglyphics from Ancient Egypt demonstrate the symptoms of scabies and there is a description of a skin irritation which is thought to be scabies in Aristotle’s writing from the 4th […]
Its that time of year again…. John Howard Bryant once wrote “Autumn, the year’s last loveliest smile”. What he neglected to mention was that that smile sat in front of a swollen set of tonsils, beneath a green discharging nose and stuffed, high pressured sinuses. Yes Influenza season is approaching as surely as the […]
Head lice. The email that sends a shudder down the spine of every parent with school age kids. Advice tends to vary on treatment for this bug and so what is best to treat this problem? Lets first understand bit about its lifestyle… World wide there are more than 500 species of lice. Head lice […]
While Leonardo da Vinci once said that ‘the human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art’, maybe the sole of the foot could have done with a review. This area of the foot is the subject of one of the most debated points of pathology in musculoskeletal medicine – plantar fasciitis. […]
Mallet vs Jersey Finger Again a blog post inspired by a movie. I was watching “Mission Impossible: Fallout” on a flight to Perth for a conference; I’m sure this was how it was made to be viewed. Towards the end of the movie I was captivated by Tom Cruise. In this particular scene, as he […]
I was watching Jurassic World the other day with Bryce Dallas Howard running from velociraptors and all I could think was- is this where she rolls an ankle? Tottering on her high heels she manages to dodge all manner of Tyrannosaurs, Hadrosaurs and Allosaurs. So it got me thinking, are high heels not that bad […]
Where have I been? Sorry I’ve been away from the blog for awhile. We had a baby boy and I’ve been busy changing nappies and not sleeping. Our massive thanks goes to Dr Michael Flynn and Dr Scott Blundell for their sensational care and Pindara Hospital was fabulous as always. Anyways it’s an understatement that […]
So this is bit of an odd topic but does feature in an interesting piece of medical history so I thought it worth talking about. Giardia belongs to a class of organisms called protozoans. These animals are so small they required the invention of the microscope to be identified. One of the reasons postulated […]
News reports today have today focussed on listeriosis. And several brands of frozen vegetables have been recalled due to risks of listeria contamination. So why all the concerns? I thought a quick overview of Listeria may help calm the hype and also help those who are concerned about possible infection. The main concern with this particular […]
I had a patient walk into the clinic today flicking their hand. While driving to the clinic she had started to experience numbness and tingling in the hand. She said this happens a lot, particularly when she wakes up in the morning. It is not often you can diagnose a patient as they walk in […]
