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    How common are warts in adults?
    Ivan Bristow
    • Jan 3, 2018
    • 3 min

    How common are warts in adults?

    Warts are a common skin problem seen in clinic but accurate data on their prevalence and incidence is hard to come by. Of the limited published research, most has reported the frequency in schoolchildren as this group probably represents the highest number of cases (1-6). The prevalence reported within these was as high as 39% of schoolchildren aged between 4 and 12 years, with around 20% of these warts located on the plantar surface (2). Beyond childhood, the research data o
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    A case study in microwave treatment
    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 Dermatology".The full paper (free) can be accessed by clicking here. #microwave #wart #verruca #swift #treatment
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    Needling for verrucae - results from a recent study
    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, Coleman E, et al. The EVerT2 (Effective Verruca Treatments) Trial: a randomised controlled trial of needling versus nonsurgical debridement for the treatment of plantar verrucae. Br J Dermatol. Early View Web link: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/labs/articles/28653324/ The needling of warts/verrucae has seen something of a renaissance in podiat
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    Patient videos for your website
    Ivan Bristow
    • Apr 24, 2016
    • 1 min

    Patient videos for your website

    Late last year I was asked to write and present some basic patient information videos on a range of foot related topics. These were kindly sponsored and produced for me and have now have been uploaded to Youtube for viewing. So please visit our clinic's Youtube channel (The Chiropody Surgery Lymington, Hampshire) where you will see the first three of these. Blisters Video Athletes Foot Video Verrucae and warts: #patient #video #blister #verruca
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    Dermatology Training Handbook
    Ivan Bristow
    • May 3
    • 2 min

    Dermatology Training Handbook

    A review of the Dermatology Training manual.
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    When should you suspect immunodeficiency in a patient with warts?
    Ivan Bristow
    • May 3
    • 4 min

    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?...
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    Dermatology Training Handbook
    Ivan Bristow
    • May 3
    • 2 min

    Dermatology Training Handbook

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    When should you suspect immunodeficiency in a patient with warts?
    Ivan Bristow
    • May 3
    • 4 min

    When should you suspect immunodeficiency in a patient with warts?

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    Its audit time again....
    Ivan Bristow
    • Apr 19
    • 1 min

    Its audit time again....

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    Scratching the surface of dermatology -  PCDS spring meeting
    Usamah Khalid & Ivan Bristow
    • Apr 19
    • 5 min

    Scratching the surface of dermatology - PCDS spring meeting

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    Dermatology Training Handbook
    Ivan Bristow
    • May 3
    • 2 min

    Dermatology Training Handbook

    2410
    When should you suspect immunodeficiency in a patient with warts?
    Ivan Bristow
    • May 3
    • 4 min

    When should you suspect immunodeficiency in a patient with warts?

    5210
    Its audit time again....
    Ivan Bristow
    • Apr 19
    • 1 min

    Its audit time again....

    950
    Scratching the surface of dermatology -  PCDS spring meeting
    Usamah Khalid & Ivan Bristow
    • Apr 19
    • 5 min

    Scratching the surface of dermatology - PCDS spring meeting

    1650

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