Ivan Bristow
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.
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The Podiatric Dermatology Blog
Ivan Bristow
- Nov 8, 2022
- 4 min
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
- Aug 30, 2022
- 2 min
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 & Stuart Metcalfe
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
An unusual onychocryptosis
The authors present an unusual case of onychocryptosis.
Ivan Bristow
- Jul 5, 2022
- 5 min
Clubbing of the nails
This blog explores the phenomenon of nail clubbing and its cause.
Ivan Bristow
- Jun 1, 2022
- 5 min
Onychomycosis in children
Onychomycosis in children is an unusual finding. This blog looks at what we know about it.
Ivan Bristow
- Jun 1, 2022
- 3 min
Pseudomonal Chloronychia - Green nails
Green nails are a sign of Pseudomonas infection. This article looks at its presentation and management.
Ivan Bristow
- Mar 9, 2021
- 4 min
Palmoplantar Pustulosis or Psoriasis?
Last week, I was presenting online about psoriasis. Whilst I was discussing variants of the condition, I mentioned pustular psoriasis –...
Ivan Bristow
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
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...
Ivan Bristow
- Dec 2, 2020
- 3 min
Durlacher's corn. Skin or nail?
A while back I was reading an interesting article from the dermatologist, Dr Eckhart Haneke entitled “Double nail of the little toe” (1)...
Ivan Bristow
- Nov 6, 2020
- 3 min
COVID toes? Now look out for COVID nails...
Following on from COVID toes, two case studies report suspected cases of COVID nail...
Ivan Bristow
- Nov 3, 2020
- 2 min
A great book at a great price!
A review of the fourth edition of Scher and Daniels Nails Textbook.
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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