Sign up
Healthed-White-on-Blue

Clinical Quick Quiz | What is the diagnosis for this 55-year-old patient with a two year history of violaceous plaques on the lower legs?

Dr Philip Tong

writer

Dr Philip Tong

Consultant Dermatologist and Medical Director at Dermatology Junction and DermScreen; Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists

Dr Philip Tong
Dr Philip Tong

How’s your dermatology knowledge?

Choose the diagnosis you think is most likely from the list below. Log in to submit your answer below and find out the correct option.

Patient:

A 55-year-old man with a two year history of violaceous plaques on the lower legs

Image:

What’s the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

PASSWORD RESET

Forgot your password or password not working? Please enter your email address. You will receive an email with the link to set a new password.

Further your CPD learning

Based on this educational activity, complete these learning modules to gain additional CPD.

Reviewing Performance - Clinical Quick Quiz | What is the diagnosis for this 55-year-old patient with a two year history of violaceous plaques on the lower legs?

Reviewing Performance - Clinical Quick Quiz | What is the diagnosis for this 55-year-old patient with a two year history of violaceous plaques on the lower legs?

Continue your learning
Icon 2

NEXT LIVE Webcast

:
Days
:
Hours
:
Minutes
Seconds
A/Prof Li-Chuen Wong

A/Prof Li-Chuen Wong

Eczema Practical Updates for General Practice

Dr Preeti Joshi

Dr Preeti Joshi

Cow’s Milk Allergy in Infants and Children

A/Prof Michael Woodward AM

A/Prof Michael Woodward AM

RSV Vaccine on the NIP – What You Need to Know

A/Prof Adrian Mar

A/Prof Adrian Mar

Vitiligo – Early Detection and Early Treatment

Join us for the next free webcast for GPs and healthcare professionals

High quality lectures delivered by leading independent experts

12 May 2026
Register Now

Share this

Share this

Dr Philip Tong

writer

Dr Philip Tong

Consultant Dermatologist and Medical Director at Dermatology Junction and DermScreen; Fellow of the Australasian College of Dermatologists

Test your knowledge

  • Dermatology

Clinical Quick Quiz – What is the diagnosis for this acute pustular eruption in an 18-year-old woman after commencing oral steroids?

Recent articles

  • Psychiatry

People with congenital blindness never develop schizophrenia

  • Policy

Is switching to bulk billing worth it?

  • Policy

Bulk billing incentives disproportionately benefit male GPs – national poll

  • Cardiology, Integrative medicine

ECG Quiz | 87-year-old male patient presents with syncope

Latest GP poll

Mark Butler says 50% of practices are now bulk billing. To what extent does this match with your observation within the profession?

Overestimated

0%

Accurate

0%

Technically accurate but misleading

0%

Underestimated

0%

Read the full story >>

Recent podcasts

Listen to expert interviews.
Click to open in a new tab

Y Chromosome

Men, mortality and the Y chromosome

Podcasts iconPodcasts
Rethinking photodamage Skin health, inflammaging and cancer prevention

Rethinking photodamage: Skin health, inflammaging and cancer prevention

Podcasts iconPodcasts
WH Feature Image 010526 Modern mangement of uterine fibroids - P Rajagopal

Modern management of uterine fibroids

Podcasts iconPodcasts
Social media and teens - Warburton

Social media, ban fall-out for teens and mental health: Evidence, risks and GP strategies

Podcasts iconPodcasts

Find your area of interest

Next up

Browse the latest articles from Healthed.

View more
Psychiatry

People with congenital blindness never develop schizophrenia

Here's what this tells us about the psychiatric condition...

Policy

Is switching to bulk billing worth it?

Here’s what GPs who have recently made the change have to say about it…

Discover

Healthed

CPD platform

Once you confirm you’ve read this article you can complete a Patient Case Review to earn 0.5 hours CPD in the Reviewing Performance (RP) category.

Select ‘Confirm & learn‘ when you have read this article in its entirety and you will be taken to begin your Patient Case Review.

Cancel
Confirm & learn

Upcoming Healthed Webcast

Eczema Practical Updates for General Practice

Tuesday 12th May, 7pm - 9pm AEST

Speaker

A/Prof Li-Chuen Wong

Consultant Dermatologist; Senior Specialist Visiting Medical Officer, Head, Dermatology Department, Children's Hospital at Westmead

In this talk, Associate Professor Li-Chuen Wong will outline a practical, structured approach to managing these patients. We invite you to join the next Healthed webcast.

Register for webcast