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The authors would like to acknowledge the support of the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in encouraging the concept of Cautionary Tales and for their permission to reproduce material that has appeared in Australian Family Physician. We also acknowledge the many practitioners who have supported the series through individual contributions or through popular support.
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Individual contributions to this book have come from the following general practitioners to whom we are indebted:
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Many of the tales in this book have cryptic headings so that the diagnosis is not apparent. You are invited to analyse the case history and study the clinical findings and the minimal information to make a provisional diagnosis prior to reading the part describing the diagnosis and outcome. All of these cases are authentic, but the names have been altered.