Abha Chopra is an Infectious Disease Specialist in Murdoch, WA, Australia. She looks after people dealing with infections, especially when they are affecting the whole body or showing up in the skin.
In many cases, care is about getting the right diagnosis early, so the treatment plan matches what’s actually going on. This can include viral and bacterial infections, as well as longer-term infections that need steady follow-up.
Skin symptoms are a big part of her patient mix. Some people come in with painful blisters or rashes, including bullae and conditions like erythema multiforme. There are also serious skin reactions such as DRESS syndrome, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, and scalded skin syndrome. These can be scary and uncomfortable, so the focus is on clear guidance, close monitoring, and supportive care alongside infection treatment.
Abha also works with people who have blood-borne and long-term viral infections. This includes HIV/AIDS and hepatitis, including hepatitis C. At times, she helps manage infections like cytomegalovirus (CMV) and conditions linked with past viral infections, including cytomegalic inclusion disease.
For day-to-day infections, her work can include things like common cold and mononucleosis. She also sees people with broader inflammatory muscle issues such as myositis and inclusion body myositis, where infection and immune response can overlap and make things more complex.
She also supports people with ongoing immune and skin-related conditions, including asthma and atopic dermatitis. While these aren’t always “infection” in the strict sense, they can flare along with viral illnesses, and getting the timing right can make a real difference to comfort and recovery.
Her clinic approach stays practical. Treatment often needs more than one step, so care is usually focused on what’s happening now, what might happen next, and what can be done to reduce risk. The goal is to keep things calm and manageable, particularly when symptoms are intense, like pustules or severe skin reactions.
Information about education and research isn’t listed here. No specific clinical trials are shown as part of the available details. Even so, the work is clearly centred on infection care and the tricky overlap between infection, immune reactions, and skin symptoms.