Ivan Bristow
Dermatophytoma – we've seen this all before.
Dermatophytoma is a fungal biofilm located under the nail.
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Ivan Bristow
Apr 303 min read
Topical statins - a drug to treat dermatophyte skin infections?
Topical statins have the potential to treat athletes foot infections.
Ivan Bristow
Oct 3, 20233 min read
Does terbinafine cause liver damage?
Oral terbinafine continues to be the oral drug of choice in the management of onychomycosis, but there continues to be doubt over its...
Ivan Bristow
Sep 7, 20235 min read
Why does skin peeling occur on the feet?
Why does the skin on the soles peel? This article examines the common and rare causes
Ivan Bristow
Jul 6, 20233 min read
Syphilis on the rise again – look at the feet!
Syphilis in its secondary stage frequently presents on the plantar surface of the feet.
Ivan Bristow
Jun 13, 20237 min read
Preventing Dermatophyte Reinfection
In this blog, I look at evidence regarding strategies to prevent dermatophyte reinfection of the feet and toenails.
Ivan Bristow
Mar 7, 20233 min read
Dissolving microneedles - the future of topical drug delivery?
One of the most convenient and safest ways to deliver medicine into the body is via the topical route, through the skin into the dermis...
Ivan Bristow
Dec 5, 20226 min read
Drilling holes in nails – getting to the root of the infection?
How can we improve cure rates when using topical antifungal nail treatments? Published work suggests nail fenestration may help.
Ivan Bristow
Nov 8, 20224 min read
Is susceptibility to tinea genetic?
With increasing DNA analysis technology, can we unravel the mystery of tinea? Is susceptibility genetic? This blog looks at recent work.
Ivan Bristow
Oct 10, 20224 min read
How useful is zinc in wart treatment?
This blog documents a recent systematic review of zinc in the treatment of warts.
Ivan Bristow
Oct 10, 20223 min read
What’s your patient hiding from you?
Tinea incognito a term for an unrecognised fungal skin infection occurring after topical steroid use.
Ivan Bristow
Aug 30, 20222 min read
Assessing Progress in Onychomycosis
The OSI is a simple clinical tool to quantify and measure the extent of nail involvement in onychomycosis. This video explains how it works.
Ivan Bristow
Jun 1, 20225 min read
Onychomycosis in children
Onychomycosis in children is an unusual finding. This blog looks at what we know about it.
Ivan Bristow
Jun 1, 20223 min read
Pseudomonal Chloronychia - Green nails
Green nails are a sign of Pseudomonas infection. This article looks at its presentation and management.
Ivan Bristow
May 3, 20224 min read
When should you suspect immunodeficiency in a patient with warts?
Warts and verrucae are a common clinical problem. For patients with persistent lesions at what point do we consider them recalcitrant?...
Ivan Bristow
Mar 25, 20224 min read
Swift Microwave : six years on
It has been six years since the Swift microwave unit was launched in the United Kingdom, marketed to podiatrists in the treatment of...
Ivan Bristow
Jan 22, 20226 min read
COVID Toes - January 2022 Update
It’s been a while since I published any updates from the literature on this evolving topic. In the latter part of this year, there have...
Ivan Bristow
Nov 30, 20214 min read
The growing problem of dermatophyte resistance
For many years fungal skin infection, particularly tinea pedis has been a very common pathology which when diagnosed, was considered...
Ivan Bristow
Jun 16, 20214 min read
Deciphering the fungal code
Thsi articles summarises some of the recent discoveries around fungal virulence amongst dermatophytes.
Ivan Bristow
Feb 3, 20213 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...
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