Chilblains

It that time of the year for chilblains. Here in Melbourne, it gets cold, but not cold enough for chilblains to be a big problem. At the University Teaching Clinic we see a few chilblains. So far this year just about every student has missed them! Very frustrating!. They have dismissed them as bruising or a just a skin discolouration. Chilblains are due to the too rapid warming of the foot after it as got cold, so the cold does not really cause it. Despite popular myths, chilblains are not due

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