This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – gallstones Cholelithiasis (ancient Greek chole, “bile” and líthos, “stone”) is a deposit in the gallbladder caused by an imbalance of soluble substances in the bile. Depending on their location and size,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare skin diseases Darier’s disease – a hereditary keratinization disorder The disease, also known as dyskeratosis follicularis, is associated with impaired keratinization of the epidermis, hair follicles and fingernails. Histologically, Darier’s disease is characterized by marked dyskeratosis. Therapeutic options are…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Introduction Abdominal pain may be due to various pathological changes. Various diagnostic methods are used in the clarification process. Imaging techniques are particularly useful for confirming or excluding suspected diagnoses and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Upside-Down Stomach An upside-down stomach, also called a thoracic stomach, is relatively rare. Mostly older people are affected, but not exclusively. It often takes a long time before the correct diagnosis is…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Palliative Care An increasing challenge for the medical profession Palliative care is a medical discipline that has become increasingly important in recent years. The focus is on the treatment of disease-associated complaints. The survival time of sufferers with non-curable… CME-Test
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Long-Covid “Brain Fog” – Case series with Ginkgo biloba shows encouraging results A team led by the neurologist and psychiatrist Prim. Univ.-Doz. Dr. Udo Zifko conducted a case series at the neurological Post-Covid Outpatient Clinic headed by him. In patients suffering from…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – gastric carcinoma Gastric cancer often occurs in middle and later adulthood. More than 90% of gastric malignancies are adenocarcinomas; localized gastric lymphomas and leiomyosarcomas are less common. MRI can be used to…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Case study from the clinic Atypical dermal melanocytosis In a pediatric patient, atypical dermal melanocytosis led to the diagnosis of mucopolysaccharidosis type II, also known as “Hunter’s disease.”
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis dysphagia – cervical and intrathoracic lipoma Benign adipose-derived tumors from mature adipocytes are among the most common mesenchymal tumors, but are uncommon in cervical and intrathoracic soft tissues. Imaging reveals fat-equivalent density values in the smoothly…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Cervical cyst Neck cysts usually occur unilaterally and in rare cases bilaterally. In particular, if cervical swelling persists for more than 4 weeks, further evaluation with imaging (ultrasound, CT, or MRI) is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case series Successful treatment of androgenetic alopecia with PRP Androgenetic alopecia is the most common cause of hair loss. In a clinical trial published in 2022, PRP achieved promising results and high patient satisfaction in both women and men.…
