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How's your image?
One of the benefits of dermatology is that is a very visual subject and consequently, it is ideally suited to photography. An accurate...

Ivan Bristow
Aug 17, 20213 min read


Can the HPV vaccine treat verrucae?
This blog look at a recent study investigating if HPV vaccination can treat cutaneous warts.

Ivan Bristow
Aug 17, 20214 min read


Can dermoscopy training improve a podiatrist's lesion recognition skills?
I have written a few blogs over the last few years on the topic of dermoscopy and dermatoscopes, highlighting how the technique can...

Ivan Bristow
Aug 17, 20214 min read


Deciphering the fungal code
Thsi articles summarises some of the recent discoveries around fungal virulence amongst dermatophytes.
Ivan Bristow
Jun 16, 20214 min read


Porokeratosis - two cases
Figure 1 - Patient A Dermatology is a fascinating subject with a catalogue of different skin conditions we occasionally observe in the...
Ivan Bristow & Hazel Finlay
Jun 16, 20213 min read


Benign or Malignant? Look for clues.
Simple tips to help discern if a lesion might be benign or malignant.
Ivan Bristow
May 17, 20214 min read


100 Blogs and counting
This month represents a landmark for www.foot.expert - many thanks to the thousands of you who regularly visit the site. This blog is the...
Ivan Bristow
May 17, 20212 min read


Double Trouble with COVID toes
Recent research has demonstrated relapse of the phenomenon known as COVID toes in patients.
Ivan Bristow
Apr 29, 20212 min read


Long COVID toes?
Recent publications have demonstrated the COVID toes may persist longer in some patients, suggesting them to be part of long COVID.
Ivan Bristow
Mar 24, 20212 min read


Palmoplantar Pustulosis or Psoriasis?
Last week, I was presenting online about psoriasis. Whilst I was discussing variants of the condition, I mentioned pustular psoriasis –...
Ivan Bristow
Mar 9, 20214 min read


Merkel Cell Carcinoma - rare but rising
Merkel Cell Carcinoma is a rare but increasingly common, malignant skin tumour. This blog looks at its presentation and treatment.
Ivan Bristow
Mar 9, 20213 min read


A case of Kaposi Sarcoma
Abstract Kaposi sarcoma (KS) is a rare, low-grade malignant tumour induced by the herpesvirus 8 (HHV-8). The condition primarily affects...
David Oliver & Ivan Bristow
Feb 3, 20216 min read


Drug Developments in Onychomycosis
It has been a while since any new drugs have entered the market indicated for the treatment of onychomycosis. In an earlier blog I...
Ivan Bristow
Feb 3, 20213 min read


The return of Nitric Acid for Verrucae
Recently, we have seen an interest here in the UK of a new product for the treatment of plantar warts called Verrutop®. Any innovation...
Ivan Bristow
Jan 13, 20217 min read


Can Aspirin protect against skin cancer?
In this article, I look at a new piece of research suggesting another possible preventative use of aspirin.
Ivan Bristow
Jan 12, 20212 min read


COVID toes and skin type
There has been much interest in the research published, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, regarding its effects on the...
Ivan Bristow
Dec 14, 20201 min read


Durlacher's corn. Skin or nail?
A while back I was reading an interesting article from the dermatologist, Dr Eckhart Haneke entitled “Double nail of the little toe” (1)...
Ivan Bristow
Dec 2, 20203 min read


Update on Emollients in Infants
Earlier this month, I was speaking at the College of Podiatry Online Conference discussing emollients and how they may be used. The focus...
Ivan Bristow
Dec 2, 20203 min read


Do you have a podiatric dermatology case you wish to discuss?
Earlier in November, I held a webinar with Dr Richard Turner, a dermatologist from Oxford to discuss clinical cases. It was a very...
Ivan Bristow
Nov 18, 20201 min read


COVID toes? Now look out for COVID nails...
Following on from COVID toes, two case studies report suspected cases of COVID nail...
Ivan Bristow
Nov 6, 20203 min read
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