This content is machine translated Herpes simplex virus & Co. Common cutaneous diseases caused by viruses in family practice. Viral infections of the skin organ often show a pathognomic clinic as well as a characteristic course. This usually allows a rapid diagnostic classification and an immediate start of therapy.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Genital precancerous lesions Human papillomaviruses as the most important risk factor In cases of chronic genital symptoms and exclusion of infectious causes, early biopsies should be taken to exclude genital precancerous lesions. Lichen sclerosus should be considered a facultative precancerous condition.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Congenital gingival papules Whitish enoral nodules in an infant Case report: At the two-month check-up, a healthy female infant shows multiple small whitish nodules on the maxillary gingiva. The child was drinking well and did not appear to be…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Nocturnal asthma attacks instead of “dreamy and cozy sleep”. Case history: 28-year-old M. Janine, with no family or personal history of atopic disease, had been suffering from a persistent cough for several months, especially at night. Various therapy attempts…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “For deep peels, an anesthesiologist should stand by.” Hermann Keller, MD, was invited to speak at the 3rd Swiss Life Peeling Workshop and provided information on anesthesia for chemical peels. He showed the participants how to make the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “The prerequisite for any treatment is diagnosis” On the occasion of the 3rd Swiss Life-Workshop Chemical Peeling, Oliver Ph. Kreyden, MD, summarized the most important points that determine the success of chemical peelings. As the initiator of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25th EADV Congress in Vienna Progress in melanoma treatment: more success with combination therapies Just a few years ago, metastatic melanoma was rapidly fatal – but today the disease responds frequently and long-term to new drug therapies. Experts reported on advances in melanoma therapy…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pruritus - How to treat? The recommendations of the new AWMF guideline chronic pruritus In order to treat pruritus adequately, the cause of the itching should be known. The clinical pruritus classification of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) distinguishes three…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Neoplastic diseases Treatment and prognosis of cutaneous lymphoma Cutaneous lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of neoplastic diseases arising from clonal proliferation of lymphocytes in the skin. Overall, cutaneous lymphomas are rare skin cancers, with a prevalence of 1:100,000…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Dermatology training week in Munich There will be no change in skin cancer screening in Germany In Germany, the number of skin cancer cases has been increasing for many years. The incidence is currently over 200,000 per year, including approximately 20,000 malignant melanomas. The number of…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated National Psoriasis Day 2016 Current systemic treatments and Swiss guidelines The revolution in systemic psoriasis therapy began with the introduction of anti-TNF treatment after the turn of the millennium. Since then, the chain of further new psoriasis drug launches has…
