Foreign bodies in the foot are common. This one, made an unexpected journey from the plantar surface to the dorsum in 6 months!

Topical statins have the potential to treat athletes foot infections.

Introduction Palmo-plantar Pustulosis (PPP) is a chronic, relapsing dermatosis characterised by localised areas of inflamed skin which...

Oral terbinafine continues to be the oral drug of choice in the management of onychomycosis, but there continues to be doubt over its...

Why does the skin on the soles peel? This article examines the common and rare causes

Melanoma in situ is a skin cancer which has not become invasive. What does it mean?

Syphilis in its secondary stage frequently presents on the plantar surface of the feet.

What is the Koebner phenomenon?

In this blog, I look at evidence regarding strategies to prevent dermatophyte reinfection of the feet and toenails.

The skin is the most common organ involved in reactions to ingested drugs. Fixed drug eruptions are a common manifestation of the problem.

With increasing DNA analysis technology, can we unravel the mystery of tinea? Is susceptibility genetic? This blog looks at recent work.

Tinea incognito a term for an unrecognised fungal skin infection occurring after topical steroid use.

How thick is the human epidermis. This recent paper pools results to try and answer the question.

Warts and verrucae are a common clinical problem. For patients with persistent lesions at what point do we consider them recalcitrant?...

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...

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...

In modern podiatric practice, the use of local anaesthetic is routine. For the patient, it can potentially be a painful experience. To...

Sunlight may reduce deaths from COVID-19 infection. This may sound like misinformation, but a recent paper in the British Journal of...