This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Osteochondrosis dissecans of the ankle joint In a late stage of the disease, there may be detachment and expulsion of a piece of bone-cartilage (dissekat or articular mouse) from its bearing (mouse bed) into the joint…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Osteochondrosis dissecans of the knee joint Osteochondrosis dissecans is a circumscribed disease of the subchondral bone with localized circulatory disturbance, often a consequence of excessive repetitive mechanical stress. Predilection sites are areas of convex joint structures…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Heartburn during pregnancy – good advice is expensive A 32-year-old female patient with known GERD presents to her primary care physician’s office at 27 weeks’ gestation with increasing heartburn and regurgitation while lying down. She used to have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency It does not always have to be obstruction A 52-year-old female patient has been suffering from recurrent infections for years and requires recurrent antibiotics. No other diseases are present. The reason was alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Bronchiectasis can lead…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Bullous pemphigoid: case report Immuno-serological evidence led to the diagnosis An elderly patient with therapy-resistant exanthematous skin lesions was diagnosed with bullous pemphigoid on the basis of ELISA IgG antibody determination. Serological detection of BP180 has high diagnostic sensitivity and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Degenerative knee joint changes – Meniscus rupture A meniscal lesion is a degenerative or traumatic injury to the medial or lateral meniscus. A typical symptom is sudden pain that intensifies when walking. If a meniscal rupture is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: Degenerative knee joint changes – Cartilage damage Cartilage damage in the area of the knee joint is a very common clinical picture. There are many causes and numerous symptoms up to chronic pain. For accurate cartilage diagnosis,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral changes: Forestier’s disease Also known as spondylosis hyperostotica , idiopathic degenerative vertebral pathology is the most common noninflammatory spinal disease, with prevalence increasing in an age-correlated manner. Characteristic clinical features are pronounced hyperostoses…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nuts, seeds and kernels: triggers of severe anaphylaxis (part 2) Due to an increasing consumption and due to a structural relationship with pollen, increased allergic reactions in connection with the consumption of nuts, seeds and kernels must be expected in…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Spondylosis hyperostotica – common vertebral change in the elderly. Spondylosis hyperostotica is the most common non-inflammatory disease of the spine, with an age-correlated increase in prevalence. This degenerative spinal disease occurs more frequently in patients with diabetes mellitus and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral changes: Spondylodiscitis Inflammatory spinal changes are most common in older adults. Today, MRI is considered the diagnostic gold standard. In case of contraindications to MRI, multislice CT serves as an alternative. The…
