This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis Long-term remission also possible without DMARDs Remission without disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has become an ambitious goal in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. While it has been extensively studied in rheumatoid arthritis, its feasibility in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis: proven therapeutic principles and innovations From healthcare research to precision medicine In Switzerland, around 20 percent of children are affected by atopic eczema, compared to 4-5 percent of adults. The disease burden of AD is considerable, which is also related to...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Study report: Nicotinamide for skin cancer prevention Cohort study analyzed data from over 30,000 patients In the US cohort study published in JAMA Dermatology 2025, the risk of non-melanocytic skin cancer (NMSC) was reduced in patients who had received nicotinamide supplementation – especially if the...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Evidence-based therapy for psoriasis in difficult locations IL-23 inhibition in scalp psoriasis: what’s new? Involvement of the scalp is common in psoriasis patients and can induce considerable distress with sometimes significant effects on quality of life. In addition to new study findings on the...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Prurigo and PN Anti-inflammatory antipruritic therapy improves quality of life Which mediators are causally involved in peripheral and central itch sensitization in the context of prurigo and prurigo nodularis (PN) and contribute to the maintenance of pruritus is currently being...…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Contact eczema Causes and prevention at work Occupational groups with a high risk of developing occupational eczema include jobs with increased wet work and/or exposure to allergens. Initially, irritant hand eczema typically occurs, which can be a...… CME-Test
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Mastocytosis Innovative pathogenesis-based therapeutic approaches in the pipeline The treatment of mastocytosis has undergone a paradigm shift in recent years. A deeper molecular understanding of the disease has paved the way from a purely symptomatic to a targeted,...…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Prurigo nodularis and AD Effective itch relief through inhibition of the IL-31 signaling pathway The vicious circle of itching and scratching is a central element in both prurigo nodularis (PN) and atopic dermatitis (AD). Interleukin (IL)-31, often referred to as the “itch cytokine”, has...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Cutaneous Crohn's disease Effective alternative to TNF inhibitors Cutaneous Crohn’s disease (CCD) is a granulomatous skin disease that is not associated with the gastrointestinal tract. It rarely correlates with intestinal disease and often requires separate treatment. Although interleukin...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Case Report 53-year-old female patient with palmoplantar keratoderma Palmoplantar keratoderma is characterized by excessive epidermal thickening of the skin on the palms and/or plantar surfaces of the feet and can be hereditary or acquired. The spectrum of possible...…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated GPP: from molecular principles to targeted therapy Therapeutic rationale for targeted IL-36 receptor inhibition The progress in the diagnosis and treatment of generalized pustular psoriasis (GPP) is remarkable. GPP has developed into a clearly defined, independent, IL-36-mediated autoinflammatory disease. Today, the high chronic disease...…
