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
- 5 days ago
- 3 min
The rise and fall of COVID toes
With the onset of the pandemic in January 2020, we began to learn the effects of the COVID 19 virus went well beyond just being a...
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Ivan Bristow
- Dec 30, 2022
- 4 min
Silver Nitrate - an alternative to phenol in nail surgery
A review of a recent paper discussing the use of silver nitrate as an alternative to phenol for nail ablations.
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