This content is machine translated Moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris “Treat-to-target” strategy to reduce cumulative impairment. Often, psoriasis patients not only suffer from skin lesions, but are also affected by various comorbidities and stigma. In order to limit the negative impact on physical and psychosocial aspects,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsoA) Cardiovascular risk assessment in PsoA – a current “top priority”. Patients with psoriatic arthritis are at increased risk for metabolic comorbidities and cardiovascular disease. During the World Psoriasis & Psoriatic Arthritis Congress organized by IFPA in Stockholm, various approaches to…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) From an interdisciplinary perspective, what are the current “Unmet needs”? Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) manifests clinically as a heterogeneous disease with phenotypically highly variable expression. Most of those affected already suffer from skin psoriasis. Predicting which psoriasis patients are at increased risk…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Generalized pustular psoriasis New study data on anti-IL-36 therapy Treatment options for generalized pustular psoriasis have been severely limited. Therefore, there is a high demand for new therapeutic options. Spesolimab is considered a promising hope. In a phase II…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer prevention Sort out sunscreens from the previous year for optimal UV protection Beautiful, warm summer weather attracts people outside. While moderate sun exposure can be beneficial to health, prolonged sunbathing should be avoided. The benefits of sunscreens are undisputed, with recent evidence…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis The role of the key cytokine IL-13 The Th2 response of atopic dermatitis is strongly controlled by IL-13, which activates the type II receptor by binding to the IL-13Rα chain. IL-13 is expressed at higher levels than… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic spontaneous urticaria FcεRI as a potential biomarker for treatment response to omalizumab. In patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria, high baseline serum FcεRI levels may be a predictor of response to omalizumab treatment. This is the conclusion of a study presented at the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Aesthetic medicine Too much/too little hair – non-drug treatments Originally, humans were hairy all over their bodies until a few 100,000 years ago, when a pseudogene essential for keratin formation slowly lost its functionality for hair follicles in certain… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic wounds Cold plasma promotes wound healing in diabetic foot ulcers A study showed that treatment of diabetic foot ulcers with cold atmospheric plasma improves oxygen and nutrient supply to damaged tissue layers, stimulates blood flow and activates wound healing. This…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Teledermatology: new S2k guideline Evidence-based consensus recommendations for everyday clinical practice Teledermatology has gained increasing importance in German-speaking countries as well as internationally. As a strongly visual subject, dermatology is very well suited for telemedicine applications. The S2k guideline creates a…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated The somewhat different knowledge Where does the name “Sézary syndrome” actually come from? As a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma with an erythrodermic course, Sézary syndrome is a rare entity. Nevertheless, most physicians have encountered this prognostically unfavorable disease, at least in theory. This may…
