Psoriasis is a common skin disorder affecting around 3% of the adult population. As part of the disorder, nail changes are frequently...

There are many dermatoscopes on the market and if you have attended a dermoscopy course you will see there are several devices...

Have we forgotten Trench Foot? Foot diagnoses are like buses. You don’t see one for ages and then three come along at once. Well, not...

A frequent cause of concern for podiatrists (and sometimes their patients) are brown marks under the toenail. Melanoma or Haematoma?...

This week, I was just putting to together next year’s diary for myself and the website diary, reflecting on what 2020 holds in terms of...

How often do we see patients in clinic who have a history of leg cellulitis? Do we always realise how important a role we have as...

Winchester Guildhall Here's advanced notice of a rare opportunity to see some of the world key opinions leaders in dermoscopy converge in...

Recently, I was just grabbing a quick coffee during my lunch hour at the reception desk. Unfortunately, I neglected to put the closed...

Autumn is coming and this is the time to trek through the great British countryside but spare a thought for an increasingly common...

Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a rare, inherited blistering skin disorder with many sub-types. The condition results in skin fragility...

Counting the moles on a patients legs can be helpful in assessing the risk for skin cancer.

Hypochlorous solution has many clinical uses in podiatry. This blog post looks at a few including superficial fungal and bacterial infection

PPK is a common hyperkeratotic condition affecting the soles and palms. Spiny keratoderma is a less common variant characterised by spiny ke

Relieving the pain of local anesthetic injections and other surface-based treatments has always been something we as podiatrists have...

With the increasing rates of skin cancer globally, the message about effective sun protection has never been stronger. The use of...

This article was jointly published in Podiatry Now Journal (June 2019 22(6): 8-11) & on the blog here. Outline Hand and foot syndrome is...

Oral zinc has been shown in some studies to clear cutaneous warts. This paper looks at the evidence in the treatment of plantar warts or ver

In September 2003, myself and three colleagues (Julia Potter, Kate Springett and Jane O’Connor) organised the first Podiatric Dermatology...

For most of us our holidays involve an airport and all its processes and procedures we must go through before we are allowed to board the...

Malignant melanoma continues to be a problem with increasing incidence in the developed world. Lesions on the feet, particularly on the...