General practice · History

Rash over one eye

Medium

10 min station · 2 min reading · Curtin Year 5

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2 min reading · 10 min station · reminders at 2 min

Instructions

You are a medical student on placement in general practice. Your next patient is Margaret Whitcombe, 72, presenting with burning pain over her left forehead and a new blistering rash.

  1. Take a focused history

  2. Outline to the examiner:

    • Your most likely diagnosis and differentials
    • Next steps in management, including relevant investigations
  • The examiner will describe the rash if asked
Practising alone? Ask the examinerFindings appear only when you ask for them

Investigations