This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Achalasia Achalasia is a neurogenic motility disorder of the esophagus, characterized by decreased esophageal peristalsis and decreased relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter during the swallowing act. Symptoms include slowly developing…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – Hiatal hernia Dysphagia is a disorder of the swallowing act that may affect one or more phases of the swallowing process. A number of conditions can lead to dysphagia, and esophageal hernias…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case Report Subcorneal pustular dermatosis Also known as Sneddon-Wilkinson syndrome, this rare disorder is characterized by primary pustular changes predominantly in the trunk and proximal extremities. Histopathologic examination complementary to physical inspection and history allows…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Wrist pain – Lunate malacia Lunate malacia is a disease of a carpal bone in which all or part of the os lunatum necrotizes. This progressive disintegration of the small bone bellows in the lunar…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pain and swelling of the wrist radial – Tendovaginitis stenosans de Quervain Tendovaginitis de Quervain is a tendovaginitis of the first dorsal tendon compartment of the hand, through which the two tendons of the extensor pollicis brevis muscle and the long abductor…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acoustic neuroma Dizziness and hearing loss – from symptom to diagnosis Acoustic neuroma (schwannoma, neurilemmoma) is one of the most common benign tumors (WHO grade I) of the cranial nerves. The name has become established in the German-speaking world for tumor…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Fever and pain in children In search of the cause A one-and-a-half-year-old child has had a low-grade fever for several days. However, although this can be reduced with medication, the general condition does not improve. The search for the underlying…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Peripatellar pain – Bursitis prepatellaris The main symptoms of knee bursitis are stabbing knee pain, pressure pain or extension deficits of the knee joint. After radiographic examination and sonographic confirmation of the diagnosis, magnetic resonance…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: dorsal heel pain – apophysitis calcanei Apophysitis calcanei is an inflammation of the bony attachment of the Achilles tendon. It is most common in growing children and adolescents and is associated with swelling, redness and pain…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Joint diagnostics: plantar pain – Ledderhose disease Typical symptoms of Ledderhose disease are irritation and pain in the area of the inner edge of the foot. It is a rarely occurring disease of the connective tissue at…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case series Chronic prurigo in atopic patients: successful treatment with dupilumab. A case series of patients with prurigo was published in the journal Acta Dermato Venerologica. After multiple unsuccessful previous therapies, the use of dupilumab resulted in a significant improvement in…
