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“You have to stop treating psoriasis as just a skin disease”.

In Switzerland, psoriasis affects about 1 to 3 percent of the population [1]. About one in three psoriasis patients also suffers from psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory systemic disease that can manifest itself in arthritis, enthesitis, and dactylitis, among other things [2, 3]. If left untreated, PsA can result in joint destruction and even disability [2]. In the following interview, dermatologist Prof. Thomas Kündig and rheumatologist Prof. Diego Kyburz discuss the interdisciplinary management of this complex disease and elaborate on two current therapeutic options [4, 5].
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Better standard of care through joint decision-making

The first Swiss Atopic Dermatitis (AD) Roadshow took place at the beginning of February 2024. AD expert Prof. Jonathan Silverberg from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, DC, USA, spoke at five Swiss centers about the various systemic AD treatments. The focus was on individualized patient-centered therapy to raise the standard of care for AD. In the post-Roadshow interview, Prof. Silverberg shares his experiences and thoughts on shared decision-making and the Minimal Disease Activity (MDA) concept.
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On the trail with Sherlock Holmes and CSI – Mystery cases solved

At the “somewhat different” AbbVie Symposium at this year’s Swiss Dermatology Congress (SGDV Congress) in Lausanne, experts did some excellent detective work: a missing person was found and the mysteriously altered behavior of a patient was also clarified. Find out here how Sherlock Holmes and the CSI agent were able to solve the cases at the symposium.
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Achieving high treatment goals with the Minimal Disease Activity concept

Patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis suffer from the physical and psychological effects of the disease and yet do not receive adequate treatment with systemic therapies, or often only after a delay [1-3]. The Minimal Disease Activity approach aims to consistently identify patients who are candidates for advanced treatment, combining the treat-to-target concept with shared decision-making between patients and physicians [4].