CALLING DR GOOGLE
WHEN she arrived at the outpatient department of the hospital, Lindiwe* was sure she knew whatwaswrong.
She had a dry, itchy patch on her right nipple that had been there for the past two weeks. She’d done some reading on the internet and told the healthcare provider she had Paget’s disease of the nipple, which is a rare form of breast cancer.
The medical professional on duty, clinical associate Annelise Ahir, diagnosed something different – and much less serious. Ahir said it was a fungal infection and prescribed an anti-fungal medicine and topical corticosteroid cream for treatment.
But Lindiwe
