This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pancreatitis The diagnosis of acute pancreatitis is based on clinical presentation, serum amylase and lipase levels and imaging studies. In chronic pancreatitis, the inflammation worsens over time and becomes chronic, leading…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case study Pseudoxanthoma elasticum Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), also known as Grönblad-Strandberg syndrome, is a rare hereditary disease that primarily affects the skin, eyes and arterial vascular system. Early diagnosis is crucial for the timely…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Appendicitis Abdominal pain in the right lower abdomen, accompanied by nausea or fever, is a typical symptom of appendicitis. If there is a classic symptomatology for appendicitis, the diagnosis can be…
View Post 0 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Pancreatic carcinoma
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case reports: rare skin tumors Personalized treatment strategy for severe recurrent courses There is currently no established therapeutic approach for advanced or metastasized atypical fibroxanthoma. The case study described underlines the importance of individual treatment recommendations. The second case report presents clinical…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal liposarcoma Retroperitoneal liposarcomas are often discovered as an incidental finding. The most common subtypes of sarcomas in the retroperitoneum are dedifferentiated liposarcomas, well-differentiated liposarcomas and leiomyosarcomas. Complete surgical resection is the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis in children Early and proactive therapy – case studies from the children’s hospital The psychosocial level plays an important role in the successful treatment of atopic dermatitis. With regard to anti-inflammatory treatment, addressing treatment anxiety is an important factor. Both topical corticosteroids and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – retroperitoneal fibrosis (Ormond’s disease) Retroperitoneal fibrosis (RPF) is a rare chronic inflammatory fibrosing disease of the posterior abdominal cavity. The CT or MRI abdomen shows a flat mass surrounding the large vessels and the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – central cause Swallowing is a sensorimotor process with voluntary and reflexive components. In addition to neurological and muscular diseases, swallowing disorders can be caused by tumor or surgery-related changes in the head…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Brugada syndrome Brugada syndrome is an ion channel disorder in which there is an electrical disturbance of heart function without recognizable structural heart disease. This genetic heart rhythm disorder is associated with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: Disseminated strongyloidiasis Dwarf threadworm causes gastrointestinal pain Strongyloides stercoralis is a helminth that can parasitize humans and manifests itself through numerous symptoms. The course of the disease can be particularly severe in immunocompromised patients. A patient with…
