Ivan Bristow
Drug reactions and the skin
The skin is the most common organ involved in reactions to ingested drugs. Fixed drug eruptions are a common manifestation of the problem.
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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
- Oct 10, 2022
- 3 min
What’s your patient hiding from you?
Tinea incognito a term for an unrecognised fungal skin infection occurring after topical steroid use.
Ivan Bristow
- Aug 3, 2022
- 2 min
How thick is the epidermis?
How thick is the human epidermis. This recent paper pools results to try and answer the question.
Ivan Bristow
- May 3, 2022
- 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?...
Ivan Bristow
- Mar 3, 2022
- 3 min
A red macule on the sole
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...
Ivan Bristow
- Nov 1, 2021
- 4 min
The DLQI - an essential dermatology app
When a patient has a skin problem, one could make a judgment about the severity by assessing the amount of skin involved, but does that...
Ivan Bristow
- Sep 15, 2021
- 2 min
Using Local Anaesthetic? Take your time...
In modern podiatric practice, the use of local anaesthetic is routine. For the patient, it can potentially be a painful experience. To...
Ivan Bristow
- Sep 15, 2021
- 3 min
Sun, skin and COVID-19 mortality
Sunlight may reduce deaths from COVID-19 infection. This may sound like misinformation, but a recent paper in the British Journal of...
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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