This content is machine translated SGDV Annual Congress 2017, Bern Is serology necessary for Lyme disease diagnosis? Lyme serology or even PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests are by no means always necessary when it comes to diagnosing skin borreliosis and initiating treatment. In typical erythema migrans, the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Allergen-specific immunotherapy (ASIT) Effectiveness, study situation, implementation With aeroallergens, in contrast to animal epithelia, allergen scarcity can still be achieved due to their ubiquitous occurrence, so allergen-specific immunotherapy is coming to the fore. ASIT is a causal…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Year-round bronchial asthma – in search of an allergen source If, in the case of year-round bronchial asthma, no causative agent can be identified from among the usual suspects such as budgerigars or desert jumping mice, but any aquarium dwellers…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Zurich Dermatology Training Days Current research in a nutshell There were numerous interesting developments from research in 2017. Including comparative studies on bullous pemphigoid and new guidelines on cosmetic treatments under isotretinoin. There’s also news on melanoma.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated SSP/SSAI Joint Annual Meeting 2017, St. Gallen Practical problems with skin testing for allergies At the 2017 joint annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Paediatrics (SSP) and the Swiss Society for Allergology and Immunology (SSAI), PD Dr. Kathrin Scherer, Dermatology, University Hospital Basel,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Non-drug therapeutic approaches outside alternative medicine The use of basic therapy, UV therapy, skin disinfection and other measures can alleviate existing neurodermatitis. Glucose restriction, fish oil administration and other measures remain without therapeutic benefit in neurodermatitis…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Atopic eczema Is prophylaxis possible? Prophylactic skin care from birth appears to be the most effective prophylactic measure for atopic eczema in at-risk infants. Breastfeeding, even if not exclusively, in the first 4-6 months has…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Food Anaphylaxis Fatal food allergy: no longer a rarity? Allergic reactions following ingestion of food range from mild oral allergy syndrome to anaphylactic shock. Peanuts, hazelnuts, and crustaceans are the most common causes of severe food anaphylaxis. Every affected…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated EAACI/ESCD Skin Allergy Meeting 2017, Zurich Cutaneous vasculitis and hand eczema Vasculitis is a very heterogeneous disease. When the skin is involved, additional involvement of other organs may be present or absent. In addition, systemic vasculitis can also affect the skin.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Overview symptomatic therapies Acute therapy for allergic diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract A review of current recommendations in the acute treatment of the major allergic diseases of the upper and lower respiratory tract. Detailed tables on the acute therapy of rhinoconjunctivitis allergica…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nocturnal allergy symptoms without apparent cause Case history: 32-year-old M. Markus, civil engineer, non-smoker, without family and personal atopic history, suffered from nocturnal dyspnea, cough attacks and rhinoconjunctivitis for more than one year. Various attempts at…
