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…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Lumbar lumbalgia: pseudospondylolisthesis – clinical features of segmental instability. Pseudospondylolisthesis is a form of spondylolisthesis (slipped vertebra). In most cases, a complex degenerative picture of the segmental structures is seen. Foraminal and spinal stenoses are possible consequences of vertebral…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Vertebral pain conditions: osteoporosis with pathological fracture It happens again and again that pathological fractures of the spine, which have occurred without adequate force, are detected during imaging examinations. Advanced osteoporosis is often the underlying cause. This…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Management of mild and moderate gastric distress in family practice. Marcel Halama, MD, interviewed on the key aspects of managing reflux and its limitations.
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nuts, seeds and kernels: triggers of severe anaphylaxis (part 1) “Nuts,” “seeds,” and “kernels” cause more severe than average anaphylactic reactions, some of which are pollen-associated. The allergen trigger can be identified by history, prick-to-prick test and determination of IgE…
