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Ivan Bristow

Dec 13, 20183 min read

Dr Woods, urine and fungus - what can it all mean?

I was recently asked about a piece of equipment sometimes used in dermatology – the Wood’s light. This is something that most dermatology...

Ivan Bristow

Mar 13, 20181 min read

Diagnosing & Managing Fungal Infections Video

Last year, I was involved in the development of a new video about onychomycosis, supported by Canespro Fungal Nail Treatment. The full...

Ivan Bristow

Mar 1, 20184 min read

A new five minute test for tinea unguium

Tinea unguium is a very common nail infection we see in clinic. By definition, it is invasion of the nail plate by dermatophytes. In my...

Ivan Bristow

Jan 15, 20182 min read

Melanoma or Haematoma? Not sure, take a toe selfie!

The modern mobile phone is both loathed and liked – particularly because of the large amount of time people spend glued to it over the...

Ivan Bristow

Feb 12, 20174 min read

Bazex Disease: an rare but important condition

Image from: Squires, B., S. D. Daveluy, M. C. Joiner, N. Hurst, M. Bishop and S. R. Miller (2016). "Acrokeratosis Paraneoplastica...

Ivan Bristow

Jan 10, 20173 min read

Seeing the light - the rise of dermoscopy in dermatology

Dermoscopy as a clinical aid to decision making has shown to improve the early detection of melanoma and other skin tumours over visual...

Ivan Bristow

Dec 31, 201612 min read

Be sure of the cure when treating onychomycosis

This is a copy of an article recently published in Podiatry Now - January 2017 20(1) 14-16 Full download - click here Clinical Comment:...

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