Oral Zinc – a useful adjunct in the treatment of plantar warts?
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
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The Podiatric Dermatology Blog
Ivan Bristow
- Mar 2, 2018
- 3 min
Things can only get better - Treatment of Psoriasis
The treatment of psoriasis has always been a challenge for modern medicine. As a podiatrist working in a dermatology department in the...
Ivan Bristow
- Aug 4, 2017
- 1 min
A case study in microwave treatment
This month we published a case report of one the first patients we treated with the microwave unit in the journal "Case Reports in...
Ivan Bristow
- Jul 2, 2017
- 3 min
Needling for verrucae - results from a recent study
Results of the EVERT 2 needling study of plantar warts – what does it mean? Paper: Hashmi F, Fairhurst C, Cockayne S, Cullen M, Bell K,...
Ivan Bristow
- Jul 20, 2016
- 1 min
Drug alert - Topical miconazole with warfarin
Topical Antifungal Miconazole – Beware of Warfarin interactions In June this year, a drug update notification was issued on the UK...
Ivan Bristow
- Jun 16, 2016
- 6 min
Home treatments for onychomycosis are they any good?
Full paper download by clicking here Topical treatment of fungal nail infection is a popular way to treat onychomycosis in the toenails....
Ivan Bristow
- May 5, 2016
- 3 min
Emollients - Whats best practice?
In an earlier post I was discussing dry skin and how common it is on the foot, particularly as we get older. In this post, I would just...
Ivan Bristow
- May 5
- 3 min
150 blogs and counting.....
In early 2016, I began work on a website which would later evolve into www.foot.expert. It was never intended to be what it is today, but...
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Ivan Bristow
- May 5
- 3 min
Dermoscopy & acral melanoma. Keep it BRAAF please.
Acral melanoma is something which worries every podiatrist – a rare malignancy but one not to be missed as timely diagnosis can reduce...
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