This content is machine translated Toxic, allergic or irritant? Eczema as an occupational disease In recent years, occupational dermatoses accounted for about 20% of recognized occupational diseases in Switzerland. This makes dermatoses the second most common recognized occupational disease after noise-induced hearing loss and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy of non-scarring alopecias Less in summer, more in winter In a broad overview of non-scarring alopecias, Prof. Ralph M. Trüeb, MD, Wallisellen, Switzerland, addressed the successes of previous therapies and discussed the current evidence base at the 96th Annual…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Symptomatology and diagnostics Atopic dermatitis (AD), also called atopic eczema or neurodermatitis atopica, is one of the most common skin diseases. A typical feature is the chronic occurrence of inflammatory skin changes with…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis Update Systemic therapy is indicated for moderate to severe disease PD Dr. med. Dr. sc. Nat. Alexander Navarini, Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Zurich, held a workshop on psoriasis at Medidays. Moderate to severe psoriasis can be very…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Acne Blackheads and their unpleasant consequences The high prevalence makes acne a popular topic at dermatology congresses – including this year’s EADV conference in Amsterdam. Several small studies were devoted to epidemiology, discussed modifications in therapy,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Workshop of the SGEDS (Swiss Group of Esthetic Dermatology and Skincare) Satisfied patient – successful treatment At the 96th Annual Meeting of the SGDV in Basel, a workshop dealt with the broad topic of patient satisfaction: What conditions must be met for the patient to leave…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated What is your diagnosis? Acute purpuriform rash in an infant Case report: An eleven-month-old boy presents with a spotted rash that has been new for two days. Ten days earlier, there had been an airway infection.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis in focus “Patients may assess disease activity differently than physicians” Rüdiger Müller, M.D., senior physician in rheumatology at the Cantonal Hospital in St.Gallen, provided DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS with information on developments in the field of psoriatic arthritis. The focus was on…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Anti-aging and disease prevention Antioxidants – disenchanted Antioxidants are considered an all-purpose weapon against aging and an effective means of preventing various diseases. Antioxidants protect the body from free radicals that cause oxidative stress. The industry offers…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Asthma attacks in the playhouse – Mephisto is behind it Case history: The 57-year-old lighting designer and head of lighting at the Zurich Schauspielhaus suffered from sporadic asthma attacks at work during the last years without any apparent cause. Sneezing…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Atopic eczema What should be considered in infant patients? Atopic eczema is a chronic recurrent skin disease based on a genetically determined dysfunction of the epidermal barrier. Every fifth to sixth child in Western civilization today is affected by…
