Foreword from the Editor-in-Chief, Dermatology Collection
Gayle Fischer, Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Sydney, Medical School – Northern, The University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW.
Our October 2025 Dermatology Collection offers seven practical and clinically relevant articles covering both common and complex conditions.
Postadolescent acne in women is increasingly recognised as a distinct clinical entity, often hormonally driven and sometimes associated with polycystic ovary syndrome. The article outlines a logical, stepwise approach to assessment and management.
Vulval lichen sclerosus remains one of the most underdiagnosed conditions in women. This comprehensive review details the importance of early recognition, appropriate induction and maintenance therapy with potent topical corticosteroids, and the role of lifelong follow up in preventing scarring and malignancy.
Topical corticosteroids remain the cornerstone of treatment for a wide range of inflammatory dermatoses. A valuable update is provided on their safe and effective use, with practical guidance on selecting appropriate potencies and formulations for different conditions and body sites.
The Dermatology Clinics review the differential diagnosis and management of multiple scaly plaques on the head and arm and of dermatofibroma. Two further thought-provoking paediatric and ocular cases — one featuring facial papules in a teenage boy and the other a unilateral facial rash with eye involvement — offer useful reminders about diagnostic reasoning in general practice.
Together, these articles provide concise, evidence-based updates to assist GPs in recognising, treating and referring patients with skin conditions that have both medical and psychosocial impact.