This content is machine translated Travel medicine Do you know which vaccinations are necessary and which are recommended? Not all vaccinations that are recommended are really necessary and useful for every patient. A detailed review of vaccinations for travel has recently been published [1]; this article characterizes the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hand eczema Swiss consensus on the management of hand eczema Hand eczema has far-reaching medical and socio-economic consequences. Rapid, efficient therapy and identification of trigger factors are necessary to prevent recurrences and chronic courses. The cornerstones of step therapy are…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Childhood neurodermatitis Early therapy is match decisive A basic cure for the predisposition to atopic dermatitis is not possible. The genetic disposition is lifelong. Contrary to common belief, relevant trigger factors such as food or other allergies…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Allergic rhinitis High burden for patients and healthcare systems The symptoms of allergic rhinitis may occur seasonally or persist over a long period of time. The disease is a growing global problem. In addition, the cost of therapy is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Eyelids and conjunctiva Correctly diagnose and treat external eye allergies In addition to the skin and respiratory tract, the eyes are also frequently affected by an allergic reaction. Both immediate-type, IgE-mediated, and late-type, T-cell-mediated reactions can occur on the eyelids…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Management of anaphylaxis Therapy in allergic emergency The course of an allergic reaction is not predictable. Our authors show what to look out for in anaphylaxis and why epinephrine should be used as the first drug.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pollen allergy due to hardy alders Hay fever in winter – does it exist? The purple alder adorns our daily cityscape, but the green splendor can also trigger allergies in winter, Swiss researchers have found.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Allergies in the family practice Are you prepared for the allergic patient? Allergies are common diseases that you probably also encounter time and again in your family doctor’s practice. The spectrum ranges from sometimes rather banal symptoms such as allergic rhinoconjunctivitis to…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Where it comes from and how to alleviate it Itching – just as bad as pain As the “little brother of pain”, itching was not usually taken very seriously until recently. Today we know that this trivializing name for this agonizing symptom is by no means…
