This content is machine translated 100 years SGDV/SSDV “We don’t have any worries about new recruits”. This year, the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venereology celebrates its 100th anniversary. During the annual congress in Montreux, a book on the history of the professional society was presented*,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Aarau introduces itself A story of 15 years In the 15 years of its existence, dermatology at the KSA has already experienced eventful times. It took 15 years to go from a one-man operation to a training company…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Basel introduces itself Paracelsus was not wanted at the university. Dermatology Basel looks back on an eventful history. For example, until 1978, inpatients with skin and sex disorders were segregated by gender, and Theophrastus Bombastus von Hohenheim was not recognized…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Internal diseases in adults Skin examinations can serve as a tool for early detection Pathological changes of the skin and skin appendages are very common in the context of internal diseases. Dermatoses may precede such a disease as primary symptoms on the one hand,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Food allergies - part 2 Allergens can be transferred with the saliva of the partner In the second part of the article on food allergies (the first part appeared in DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS 4/2013), pollen-associated food allergies, oral allergy syndrome, rare food allergy trigger pathways such…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Skin manifestations in children as markers for systemic diseases Sharpening the eye for important skin signs of systemic diseases In addition to infectious diseases, skin problems are one of the most common reasons for consultation in pediatrician and family practice, and dermatologists are also regularly confronted with pediatric patients.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Skin manifestations in internal diseases Cutaneous diagnosis finding – rich in tradition and worthwhile Dear colleagues. Dermatology owes its independence as a subject in good part to venereal diseases, especially syphilis.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Geneva introduces itself Geneva dermatology in the changing times “Geneva is beautiful. The whole of western Switzerland is beautiful. It has two beautiful university cities with – not quite so beautiful – university hospitals,” says Prof. Wolf Henning Boehncke,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated National Skin Cancer Day May 13, 2013 Counteracting the formation of melanomas through early diagnosis The statistics for new cases of skin cancer in Switzerland are disturbing: 2000 melanoma diagnoses annually, about 300 of which are fatal; and 13,000 patients affected by actinic keratosis. Despite…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The history of the discovery of botulinum A toxin that is not one In the 18th century, Christian Kerner theorized that the action of a certain toxin, botulinum, could be used to treat cramps and excessive sweat and saliva production in the organism.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer prevention Sun protection starts in childhood The scientific evidence that the development of epithelial skin tumors as well as melanomas can be effectively prevented with consistent sun protection measures is opposed by various fears in the…
