This content is machine translated 7 reflux phenotypes at a glance The most important questions and answers about reflux phenotypes The symptoms of reflux disease are varied and can manifest themselves in different forms. To make it easier for primary care physicians to classify their patients correctly and treat them…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Not all ash trees are the same: The significance of ash pollen allergy In April, birch and ash pollen dominate the pollen count in this country. Up to 15% of the population suffer from rhinitis and asthma in the spring. An occasion to…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Gloomy red Urticae Dramatic performance with happy ending Case report: The emergency presentation of the two-year-old boy is due to a pruritic, rapidly increasing rash that has been present for three days. He also complains of pain in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Traumatic vertebral body fracture after epileptic seizure Stabilization and effective pain therapy with percutaneous vertebroplasty Osteoporotic vertebral fractures in elderly patients are common. If symptoms are mild, they are usually treated conservatively. However, in cases of marked pain, percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) may be useful in…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reflux Cases Mild reflux symptoms after pregnancy A 35-year-old female patient presents with mild reflux symptoms that are poorly controlled despite treatment.
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Happy New Year! From the New Year’s aperitif to the emergency ward At the New Year’s dinner, the chief surgical resident ended up in his emergency ward with an acute allergy attack already at the aperitif. Latex allergens were responsible for this.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Year-round bronchial asthma – in search of an allergen source If, in the case of year-round bronchial asthma, no causative agent can be identified from among the usual suspects such as budgerigars or desert jumping mice, but any aquarium dwellers…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Good Friday rolls and hummingbirds Typical appearance patterns of atypical Parkinson’s syndromes In atypical Parkinson’s syndromes, imaging often reveals charakeristic patterns that allow diganostic assignment. These infestation patterns often have catchy names.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Deformities of the skin Streaky pigmentary shifts – zebra of dermatology? The pigment mosaics present clinically in the form of specific patterns, which usually correspond to a cutaneous mosaic prototype. The cause is multiple mutations and genetic aberrations, some of which…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dural AV fistula Risk of intracranial hemorrhage despite improvement of clinical symptoms If a dural AV fistula is demonstrated, it is important to exclude possible involvement of venous drainage of the cerebral parenchyma, spinal cord, and orbit. This is usually accomplished with…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nocturnal allergy symptoms without apparent cause Case history: 32-year-old M. Markus, civil engineer, non-smoker, without family and personal atopic history, suffered from nocturnal dyspnea, cough attacks and rhinoconjunctivitis for more than one year. Various attempts at…
