This content is machine translated News about contact allergy What allergens should you know? Contact allergic eczema is common. The main differential diagnosis is irritant contact dermatitis. However, especially on the hands, chronic contact eczema is often a combination of irritant and contact allergic…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Urticaria Chronic spontaneous urticaria – a challenge in everyday practice Urticarial lesions on more than three days per week and persisting for more than six weeks define chronic urticaria. Angioedema may be concomitant (40%) or the only symptom (<10%). Chronic…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of acne inversa What are the surgical options? Surgical treatment remains the mainstay of acne inversa therapy due to lack of alternatives. Surgical therapy consists of removal of the diseased tissue, regardless of the severity (Hurley I-III). Particularly…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Check compliance before intensifying therapy Atopic dermatitis continues to present a therapeutic challenge. Several presentations at the EADV congress therefore addressed this topic in more detail: When is a switch from topical to systemic treatment…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Relapsing papules and hemorrhagic encrusted vesicles Varicella that does not heal? Case Report: The four-year-old patient in Figure 1 presented with episodic papules and hemorrhagic crusted vesicles. The mother reported that three to four months earlier, barely itchy “pimples” – especially on…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Newer treatment options for rosacea Therapy depends on the subtype and severity of rosacea In general, triggering factors should be avoided in all subtypes of rosacea. Metronidazole, azelaic acid (Germany), and brimonidine are approved for local therapy, and doxycycline in subantimicrobial doses (40 mg/d) is…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Do they protect against basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas? To date, there have been few epidemiologic studies examining the association between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and fair skin cancer. However, since it is known that NSAIDs may well have…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Neurodermatitis training The most important thing is to build self-confidence DERMATOLOGY PRAXIS interviewed Hannes Lüthi, Director of Professional Services at the aha! Allergy Center Switzerland, about the current options available to patients in the field of neurodermatitis. There are many…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Patient-oriented treatment of atopic dermatitis How to treat this multi-faceted clinical picture on an individual basis? Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common inflammatory skin disease that affects both children and adults. The diagnosis is made using clinical criteria. Restoration of the skin’s barrier function and control…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Update burn treatment Which patients to treat yourself and which to send on? To assess the severity of the burn/scald, one needs an estimate of the area extent and depth of the burn after debridement. The degree of burn is determined by the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Specific immunotherapy When, whom and how to treat? If neither exposure prophylaxis nor symptom-oriented medication can provide sufficient relief of allergic symptoms, specific immunotherapy (SIT) is indicated. A distinction is made between subcutaneous and sublingual SIT. Contraindications must…
