Clinical quiz A patient comes in to the pharmacy after developing white nodules on his fingers. He tells you his mother also had similar bumps, but is eager to know if there is any treatment

Granuloma annulare is common condition, the cause of which is unknown. It was first described in 1895 and presented as smooth skin coloured or violaceous dermal papules which form annular lesions

Clinical quiz The presence of blood in the urine is known as haematuria. Test your knowledge of this clinical symptom with our quiz

Clinical quiz Guttate psoriasis is a common infection that is triggered by the bacterium streptococcus. Test your knowledge of this legion with our clinical picture quiz

A women comes into the pharmacy and asks for advice after a lesion, which has been on her thigh for many years, begins to bleed. Should she get the spot checked by a GP?

Clinical quiz Raynaud's phenomenon is a condition that causes the ends of a person's fingers to turn pale white, but what causes the condition? Take this week's picture quiz to find out

Clinical quiz Ectropion describes a condition where laxity of the lower eyelid causes abnormal eversion of the lid margin away from the eye

Clinical quiz A patient comes into the pharmacy, worried that white spots on her eyelid could be a sign of heart disease. What do you know about these spots and do they indicate a serious condition?

Clinical quiz After working in the garden this man noticed that he was unable to fully extend his index finger despite his best effort. How could you help?

Clinical quiz Test your knowledge of entropion, a malposition of the eyelid which results in the eyelid turning inwards

Clinical quiz A patient comes into the pharmacy and points to a horn that has developed on her face. She tells you she has tried to ignore it, but recently it's begun to catch on clothing and feel sore. She asks if there is anything you can do.

Clinical quiz Test your knowledge of apththous ulcers with this week's clinical picture quiz.

Vitiligo causes skin to lose its pigment and fail to tan when exposed to sunlight. It occurs in less than 1 per cent of the population worldwide, but in those affected it can have a devastating effect, especially in darker skinned individuals or when the face is affected.

Hyperkeratosis is caused by a thickening of the stratum corneum layer of the skin and can occur as a result of repeated trauma and friction. Localised hyperkeratosis produces corns but larger areas can be affected such as the heels.

During an MUR consultation for a patient being treated for diabetes, the patient mentions she has recently noticed two brown coloured nodules - one on each leg. She tells you she has tried squeezing them, but pressure just causes the skin to dimple.

One of your customers complains about a small blue-coloured mark that has appeared on her arm. The skin over it is flat and there are no other symptoms, she is not on any medication and doesn't remember bruising that part of her arm.

A large non-tender swelling has, over the past few months, developed over the left wrist of one of your regular patients. The patient didn't seem bothered by it, but he comes into the pharmacy, worried it has "vanished overnight". You suspect the swelling was a ganglion.

The term iritis refers to an inflammation of the iris and usually only occurs in one eye at a time. If usually develops quickly and maybe associated with pain in the region of the eyebrows.

Clinical Quiz After a number of years serving overseas in the army many years ago, this retired soldier comes in to your pharmacy. He says his GP has diagnosed actinic keratoses over his scalp, hands and forearms. He says the GP was not too concerned, but as he doesn't know much about the condition and was wondering if there was any way to get rid of them.

Mrs Windass seeks your advice regarding her red face. For years she had thought it was because she was blushing or had been out in the cold, but recently she had noticed that her face was red all the time, even when at home alone.