This content is machine translated Inhalation allergies An “epidemic” affecting a good third of the population Respiratory allergies, especially allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, are very common. They primarily affect the 10-30 age group, but often limit the quality of life much more sensitively in older patients. The main…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Allergology in the form of a story The fisherman who became allergic to everything In every occupation and leisure activity, one is exposed to possible allergen sources. The story shows with a concrete example how manifold allergies can be even in an absolutely quiet…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Acute Quincke’s edema to a lozenge in a two-year-old boy Anamnesis: The not yet two-year-old boy sat on his mother’s lap during a car ride and was given a sweet to suck. Within minutes, massive swelling of the face and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Allergo update 2016 Current developments in allergology What is currently happening in the field of allergology? At the two-day Allergo Update 2016 in Cologne, allergists, dermatologists, ENT specialists, pediatricians and pneumologists from Germany, Austria and Switzerland were…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated General allergic reactions Emergency management – anaphylaxis is too rarely recognized The most common triggers of anaphylaxis in adults are drugs and insect bites, and food in children. The development and dynamics of anaphylaxis are unpredictable. According to the WAO recommendation…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Alternative medicine and atopic eczema Scientific data on the individual methods Complementary medicine methods are used by many sufferers of atopic eczema, although scientific data often do not exist. This is especially true for homeopathy, treatment with Schuessler salts and bioresonance…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Light and climate therapy of atopic dermatitis Benefits of treatment in the high mountains For the light therapy of the atopical eczema relatively secured data can be fallen back. Moreover, numerous studies prove the favorable effect mechanisms of a stationary high mountain climatic skin…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Recurrent Quincke’s edema – first case of “Ovi” allergy in world history. History: The 19-year-old female patient with no family or personal history of allergic diseases had episodes of Quincke’s edema in the facial region in the last three months, which were…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Application examples for therapeutic success Acute treatment of atopic eczema in childhood In clinical practice, besides mild forms, one is regularly confronted with three characteristic eczema situations: exacerbated (whole body) eczema, chronic (flexural/hand) eczema and nummular (superinfected) atopic eczema. All eczema situations…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Lifestyle and psoriasis Influences of stress and nutrition Psoriasis sufferers have an increased risk of affective disorders. Accordingly, they should be asked about depression, anxiety, and problematic coping with illness such as social avoidance behavior and alcohol abuse.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist A summer train journey from Zurich to Catanzaro ends in status asthmaticus The 38-year-old Marina T. from southern Italy has lived in Switzerland for 15 years without allergy problems. In summer, she travels with her husband by train from Zurich to Catanzaro…
