This content is machine translated Big Data for allergy control New app “Ally Science” – with the cell phone against pollen Since April, anyone suffering from pollinosis has been able to support the largest study of pollen allergy in Switzerland to date: The “Ally Science” app collects information on symptoms and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Incompatibility reactions Sperm allergy Sperm allergies are IgE-mediated reactions against components of seminal fluid. The main allergen is prostate specific antigen (PSA). Therapeutic measures include exposure prophylaxis by condoms or hyposensitization by exposures to…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Inflammatory skin changes The chronic hand eczema Chronic hand eczema persists for more than three months and is considered a socially relevant condition. Risk factors include atopic skin diathesis and genetic predisposition. What forms are there and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Interdisciplinary Symposium "Brain and Skin", Bern It’s the brain that itches, not the skin The role of functional magnetic resonance imaging in itch research was presented by Simon Müller, MD, Senior Physician Dermatology Clinic, University Hospital Basel. He gave an overview of interdisciplinary itch…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Not all ash trees are the same: The significance of ash pollen allergy In April, birch and ash pollen dominate the pollen count in this country. Up to 15% of the population suffer from rhinitis and asthma in the spring. An occasion to…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Cyto-LTT Improved in vitro diagnostics of late-type drug exanthema. Late-type allergies to medications can take a variety of forms, from mild exanthema to life-threatening reactions. Diagnosis is usually difficult and is based on history, skin testing and the classic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Basophil Activation Test (BAT) Improved in vitro diagnostics for drug allergy and anaphylaxis Immediate-type allergies to drugs can cause severe reactions up to and including anaphylaxis. The provocation test is still the “gold standard”, but carries the risk of a renewed allergic reaction.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Allergo Update 2018, Cologne Biologics create new therapeutic perspectives Atopic dermatitis (AD) is considered complex, is allergen-mediated in most patients, and is associated with many comorbidities. Increasing knowledge of key inflammatory mediators has paved the way for new biologics…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 11th spring cycle in Lucerne Bronchial asthma in children and adolescents Childhood asthma management is now based on close patient follow-up, including self-management education. But is it asthma at all? A question to ask yourself first. Rates of overdiagnosis are high.…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Bronchial asthma Good symptom control achievable in most asthma patients New options for modern asthma therapy in adults based on the recently published new asthma guideline of the German Respiratory League were presented in Cologne.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Happy New Year! From the New Year’s aperitif to the emergency ward At the New Year’s dinner, the chief surgical resident ended up in his emergency ward with an acute allergy attack already at the aperitif. Latex allergens were responsible for this.
