Juvenile Plantar Dermatosis is an uncommon skin condition affecting the soles of the feet of children. Is it disappearing?

Foreign bodies in the foot are common. This one, made an unexpected journey from the plantar surface to the dorsum in 6 months!

James Bond, a classic movie franchise, but does its depiction of villains, frequently with skin issues have an unwanted message?

May is melanoma month. In this blog are links to my published papers on melanoma and the foot.

Freckles are common on fair skin, but are they? This blog investigates!

I have covered dermoscopy as a topic for many years on my blog. Three and a half years ago, I reviewed Heine’s Delta 30 dermatoscope and...

A case of amelanotic melanoma occurring on the foot.

Necrobiosis lipoidica is a chronic and difficult condition to treat. JAK inhibitors may hold the key to successful treatment.

Melanoma in situ is a skin cancer which has not become invasive. What does it mean?

Syphilis in its secondary stage frequently presents on the plantar surface of the feet.

What is the Koebner phenomenon?

Acral melanoma is something which worries every podiatrist – a rare malignancy but one not to be missed as timely diagnosis can reduce...

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...

The skin is the most common organ involved in reactions to ingested drugs. Fixed drug eruptions are a common manifestation of the problem.

Cutaneous metastases are the secondary spread of cancers, but how often do internal cancers spread to the skin?

A paper has been published looking at the vasculitic causes of lower limb ulcers.

A review of the second edition Dr. Jonathan Bowling's award winning book "Diagnostic Dermoscopy".

This blog reviews a recent paper reporting the profile of 802 excised tumours from the foot.

Case Outline A 54-year-old woman recently presented in clinic with a flat red lesion measuring 20 mm by 15 mm (maximum) on the plantar...

Following the recent Royal College of Podiatry Conference last month in Liverpool, I decided to try and answer the most asked question...