This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Recurrent Quincke’s edema – first case of “Ovi” allergy in world history. History: The 19-year-old female patient with no family or personal history of allergic diseases had episodes of Quincke’s edema in the facial region in the last three months, which were…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Infamous brain tumor? Unexpected turnaround in a patient with glioblastoma Case report: In 2009, the then 32-year-old patient underwent her first brain tumor surgery (glioblastoma WHO °IV, DD: anaplastic astrocytoma WHO °III, Mib-1 10%). The recommended adjuvant treatment [1] was…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Blisters and erosions in a newborn baby Alarm symptoms that require rapid assignment Case report: An eight-day-old boy presents with new onset of blisters since three days. The child is in good general condition and afebrile. There were no abnormal findings in the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated "No sports?" Rare case of vertebral dissection while playing tennis Case report: The then 37-year-old physiotherapist had received a ball to the right temple while playing tennis during her vacation in Turkey. After a brief headache and throbbing in the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Girl at the age of four weeks with dynamic skin changes Red spots on the face – further action? History: The girl in Figures 1 and 2 first presented to our pediatric dermatology consultation at four weeks of age. At birth, he said, only very discrete whitish spots with…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist A summer train journey from Zurich to Catanzaro ends in status asthmaticus The 38-year-old Marina T. from southern Italy has lived in Switzerland for 15 years without allergy problems. In summer, she travels with her husband by train from Zurich to Catanzaro…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reddish purple reticular pattern of the skin A congenital livedo – what is your diagnosis? Case report: This now two-week-old girl showed a reddish-purple reticular pattern of the skin on her left arm and shoulder already at birth. The pregnancy and spontaneous term birth had…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pulse synchronous ear noise Experimental endovascular therapy for pulsatile tinnitus of venous origin. Introduction: In vascular anomalies near the inner ear, some patients perceive pathological blood flow in the form of rhythmic ear noise. This so-called “pulsatile tinnitus” is pulse-synchronous, i.e. it correlates…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Hydrocephalus occlusus in proximal aqueductal stenosis Neuroradiological signs and neurosurgical treatment. Case description: We report a 43-year-old patient who had suffered a first-ever seizure last summer. Comprehensive epilepsy workup revealed no epileptic potentials. However, in the course of further workup, MRI…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Unclear skin lesion in three and a half year old boy Inflammatory lump on the cheek – infectious? Case report: The father presents with Sebastian, who is three and a half years old, because he has had a red pimple under his left eye for ten months now.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Anaphylaxis after “risotto alla milanese” – What’s behind it? Medical history: A 21-year-old farmer with mild atopic eczema since the age of ten, oral allergy syndrome (OAS) after eating fresh apples, hazelnut, and spinach, and perennial allergic asthma for…
