This content is machine translated Atopic eczema Strengthen epidermal skin barrier through basic therapy Eczematous skin lesions and itching can have a significant negative impact on quality of life. Pathophysiologically, an immunological dysregulation and a disturbed skin barrier are central factors of this multifactorial…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cystic fibrosis So that the fog lifts The use of nebulizers is part of the everyday treatment of cystic fibrosis for both mucociliary clearance and chronic infection therapy. With regard to devices, the focus is often on…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Asthma and COPD Hot Topics from ATS and ERS The 2020 annual congresses of the ATS and ERS were entirely under the influence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus: on-site events were greatly reduced, while online participation offerings increased and were…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Off-label use of dupilumab 16-year-old can breathe again Physicians from the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg were dealing with a 16-year-old patient with a particularly pronounced chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRScNP)…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chronic urticaria In which cases do the guidelines recommend omalizumab? According to the guidelines, omalizumab can be used if therapy with dosed H1 antihistamines does not lead to sufficient relief of symptoms. There is ample evidence of efficacy for this…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Vasculitides Cutaneous Vasculitis – Update for the Practice Immune complex vasculitis is the most common form of vasculitis. One should always ask in diagnosis and therapy whether it is an isolated cutaneous vasculitis or a systemic vasculitis with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated AIT in practice How doctor and patient become happy When dealing with allergy patients, frustrating situations can easily arise in everyday life, both for those affected and for the doctors treating them: As a patient, one is disappointed because…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Allergen specific immunotherapy Comparatively good Allergen specific immunotherapy (AIT) is an effective treatment for of allergic diseases. However, due to the fear of side effects and the high expense, it is currently only used by less…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nuts, seeds and kernels: triggers of severe anaphylaxis (part 1) “Nuts,” “seeds,” and “kernels” cause more severe than average anaphylactic reactions, some of which are pollen-associated. The allergen trigger can be identified by history, prick-to-prick test and determination of IgE…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Inhalative allergies First sublingual allergy immunotherapy for tree pollen allergy sufferers For people who are allergic to pollen from birch & co, a new sustainable therapy option will soon be available. Desensitization treats the cause of the allergy and improves the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Galenic systems Advantages of topical pharmacotherapy Topical pharmacotherapies offer the unique advantage that the products are applied directly to the diseased skin, resulting in local, distinctly direct contact between the product and the affected skin. The…
