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Patches, cups and Covid

December 1, 2021 By Sandy

This is my last blog post for 2021 and one would have hoped that by now, we would be talking about something other than COVID-19.  I think we can all unanimously agree that 2020 was a bit of a write-off and certainly I know that a lot of my patients (and myself!) were hoping that 2021 would be the … [Read more...] about Patches, cups and Covid

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We are what we eat…

November 1, 2021 By Sandy

At the time of writing this blog post, we are on holiday in Crete, enjoying a summer holiday we couldn’t have had during the school summer holidays. The little one got Covid but one month before we departed, the rest of us have been vaccinated and with the Fit to Fly’s all negative, we seem to have … [Read more...] about We are what we eat…

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Can oranges give you skin cancer?

October 1, 2021 By Sandy

You would not have thought it possible, no?  Oranges are healthy, they are fruit, for goodness’ sake, and fruit’s good for you!  But actually, if you look at the science, the thought that oranges or more specifically, citrus fruit can increase your risk of skin cancer is … [Read more...] about Can oranges give you skin cancer?

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Vitiligo and hearing loss…, pardon?

September 1, 2021 By Sandy

My husband has two common conditions.  He has vitiligo which is relatively stable and been going for some years and he has developed some sort of hearing loss in recent years.  Now, the standard rigmarole is for him to say “Pardon?” with a perplexed expression whenever we mention it and which then … [Read more...] about Vitiligo and hearing loss…, pardon?

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Engine oil dermatitis

August 1, 2021 By Sandy

At the time of writing this blog, we are on our family holiday to Cumbria, opting for a UK based holiday because we’re both in professions where we can’t run the risk of us or the kids (not having been vaccinated) having to self isolate for 10 days upon our return.   Surprisingly, there … [Read more...] about Engine oil dermatitis

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Black swans in Dermatology

July 1, 2021 By Sandy

It was extremely interesting to read in the June edition of Clinical & Experimental Dermatology of something called narrative fallacy.   [Yesudian RI and Yesudian PD.  Case reports and narrative fallacies: the enigma of black swans in dermatology.  Clin Exp Dermatol 2021; 46: … [Read more...] about Black swans in Dermatology

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How do we know whether an SCC will metastasise or not?

June 1, 2021 By Sandy

The three common skin cancers are basal cell carcinomata (BCC), squamous cell carcinomata (SCC) and malignant melanomas (MM).  In the UK on the NHS, these skin cancers are triaged into their respective urgencies in order to best utilise health care resources.  So basal cell carcinomata are triaged … [Read more...] about How do we know whether an SCC will metastasise or not?

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Do you get a rash which cycles with your menstrual period?

May 1, 2021 By Sandy

It was interesting to read in the March edition of the journal Pediatric Dermatology of a little known entity called autoimmune progesterone dermatitis.   [Aghazadeh N, Chattha A, Hartz M et al.  Autoimmune progesterone dermatitis in the adolescent population.  Pediatr Dermatol … [Read more...] about Do you get a rash which cycles with your menstrual period?

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Are you “skin hungry”?

April 1, 2021 By Sandy

The pandemic has resulted in the removal of little warm, daily forms of interaction such as handshakes, pats, hugs, squeezes and strokes which on their own do not amount to much.  However, I don’t know about you, but I’m starting to miss them in daily life with people I don’t live with.  Have you … [Read more...] about Are you “skin hungry”?

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Bald baddies

March 1, 2021 By Sandy

In January’s edition of the British Journal of Dermatology is an interesting article on villainous hair, or the lack of it.   [Kyriakou G, Drivelou V & Glentis A.  Villainous hair : ba(l)d to the bone – would they be so evil if they had hair? Br J Dermatol … [Read more...] about Bald baddies

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Sandy’s Latest Blogs

The debate over diet and acne has raged for many years.  However, there seems to be ever increasing … [Read More...] about Polyunsaturated fats and acne

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Polyunsaturated fats and acne

The debate over diet and acne has raged for many years.  However, there seems to be ever increasing evidence that a high glycaemic index diet, dairy intake and carbohydrate intake, features common in … Read More about Polyunsaturated fats and acne

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