Ivan BristowNov 94 min readTopical azoles & statins. Rare interactions.Statins are the most commonly prescribed drug today but they can interact with athletes foot treatments.
Ivan BristowApr 303 min readTopical statins - a drug to treat dermatophyte skin infections?Topical statins have the potential to treat athletes foot infections.
Ivan BristowJun 13, 20237 min readPreventing Dermatophyte Reinfection In this blog, I look at evidence regarding strategies to prevent dermatophyte reinfection of the feet and toenails.
Ivan BristowNov 8, 20224 min readIs 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 BristowOct 10, 20223 min readWhat’s your patient hiding from you? Tinea incognito a term for an unrecognised fungal skin infection occurring after topical steroid use.
Ivan BristowAug 30, 20222 min readAssessing Progress in OnychomycosisThe OSI is a simple clinical tool to quantify and measure the extent of nail involvement in onychomycosis. This video explains how it works.
Ivan BristowNov 30, 20214 min readThe growing problem of dermatophyte resistanceFor many years fungal skin infection, particularly tinea pedis has been a very common pathology which when diagnosed, was considered...
Ivan BristowJun 16, 20214 min readDeciphering the fungal codeThsi articles summarises some of the recent discoveries around fungal virulence amongst dermatophytes.
Ivan BristowFeb 3, 20213 min readDrug Developments in OnychomycosisIt has been a while since any new drugs have entered the market indicated for the treatment of onychomycosis. In an earlier blog I...