This content is machine translated What's behind it - what to do? Discoloration of the nail organ better not to dismiss as a trifle Usually a simple explanation can be found for benign discoloration of finger and toe nails: subungual hemorrhage, onychomycosis, exogenous pigment, or the use of specific medications. On the other hand,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis Comorbidities as an important component of the disease Psoriasis is one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases. But it is only in the last thirty years that research in this field has become increasingly intensive. As it…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Slow down melanin production Remove hyperpigmentation gently and safely If a “harmless pigment disorder” is present, 65% of women nevertheless feel stressed by their pigment spots and wish to have them removed. At the SGDV Congress in Montreux, care…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 100 years of dermatology and venereology at Triemli Maintaining the tried and tested and yet being open to the new As part of an afternoon of continuing education for general practitioners, renowned representatives of the Dermatological Outpatient Clinic at the Stadtspital Triemli provided an insight into the history of the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Fusculus Furiosus Allergologiae Supra Magister The great master celebrates anniversary When a “great master” like Prof. Brunello Wüthrich celebrates his 75th birthday, his students, successors and friends like to come together to celebrate him. However, they not only bring back memories…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Clinical spectra of eczema Pruritus and eczema as a duo infernale Itching is the most commonly complained of skin organ symptom and is often felt worse than pain. Especially eczematous skin lesions are not infrequently additionally scratched bloody. In the case…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated 100 years SGDV/SSDV “We don’t have any worries about new recruits”. This year, the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the annual congress in Montreux, a book on the history of the professional society was presented*,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Sexual satisfaction Everything in flux? The main theme of this year’s KHM Congress was “Wet – Dry”. Thus, one of the main presentations of the congress dealt with the “Flow of Love – Ways out…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGIM Annual Meeting 2013 Osteoporosis – Diagnostic and therapeutic recommendations With regard to osteoporotic fractures, Switzerland is one of the high-risk countries together with Sweden and the USA. A 50-year-old Swiss woman has a 51.3% risk of suffering an osteoporotic…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Female genital itching It is not always mushroom! Itching in the genital area is common and severely debilitating. Often the cause is a fungal infection – but by far not always. Sometimes underlying pruritus are noninfectious dermatoses, allergic…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psychoeducation and psychosomatics Promote skills in dealing with one’s own illness At this year’s Medidays in Zurich, various experts from the fields of psychotherapy and psychosomatics spoke about the potential of this form of therapy, for example in dealing with chronically…
