This content is machine translated Actinic keratosis Physicians should reconsider their therapy habits At this year’s Melanoma Congress in Hamburg, the question was raised whether the most commonly used treatment options for actinic keratosis (AK) are the most effective and cost-effective. Furthermore, the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Highlights from the ASCO Congress New treatment options for melanoma At the ASCO Congress, updates on immunotherapy and kinase inhibitors in melanoma were among the topics presented. Current research is yielding some promising insights into new treatment methods, for example…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Malignant melanoma News on genetics and therapeutic modalities of skin tumors If a malignant skin tumor is clinically and dermatoscopically suspected, it should be completely excised, if possible, and classified according to the TNM system (tumor, lymph nodes, metastases). Depending on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated ASCO Congress What is the potential of adjuvant therapy and genetic analysis? Current research desiderata on melanoma were presented at this year’s ASCO Congress. Immunotherapy is considered the basis of today’s adjuvant treatment, as radiotherapy is no longer recommended due to too…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Fusculus Furiosus Allergologiae Supra Magister The great master celebrates anniversary When a “great master” like Prof. Brunello Wüthrich celebrates his 75th birthday, his students, successors and friends like to come together to celebrate him. However, they not only bring back memories…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Clinical spectra of eczema Pruritus and eczema as a duo infernale Itching is the most commonly complained of skin organ symptom and is often felt worse than pain. Especially eczematous skin lesions are not infrequently additionally scratched bloody. In the case…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Interview with Prof. Dr. med. Carola Berking, Munich “Mushrooms tend to be less likely to discolor”.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated What's behind it - what to do? Discoloration of the nail organ better not to dismiss as a trifle Usually a simple explanation can be found for benign discoloration of finger and toe nails: subungual hemorrhage, onychomycosis, exogenous pigment, or the use of specific medications. On the other hand,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis Comorbidities as an important component of the disease Psoriasis is one of the most common inflammatory skin diseases. But it is only in the last thirty years that research in this field has become increasingly intensive. As it…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Slow down melanin production Remove hyperpigmentation gently and safely If a “harmless pigment disorder” is present, 65% of women nevertheless feel stressed by their pigment spots and wish to have them removed. At the SGDV Congress in Montreux, care…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 100 years of dermatology and venereology at Triemli Maintaining the tried and tested and yet being open to the new As part of an afternoon of continuing education for general practitioners, renowned representatives of the Dermatological Outpatient Clinic at the Stadtspital Triemli provided an insight into the history of the…
