This content is machine translated Zurich introduces itself A remarkable history – a remarkable track record The Dermatological Clinic of the University Hospital Zurich (DER USZ) occupies a prominent place within the dermatological university hospitals of Europe. In recent years, it has consistently ranked among the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Lucerne introduces itself The medical tradition here is older than the Confederation The dermatology clinic had renowned chief physicians, including the discoverer of chondrodermatitis nodularis. Located in the Oncology building for a few years, Dermatology moved to the renovated former Women’s Hospital…
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…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic venous ulcer The three pillars of therapy Chronic venous leg conditions are common and often lead to chronic venous ulcers. Therapy is based on local treatment of the ulcer, therapy of chronic venous insufficiency and recurrence prophylaxis.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated News about acne and acne inversa “Milk lie” and low-dose isotretinoin The majority of this year’s Zurich Dermatological Training Days was devoted to skin appendages. For the topics “News on Acne” and “Acne inversa”, Prof. Dr. med. Martin Schaller from Tübingen,…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Bern introduces itself Training for patients with chronic skin diseases The University Department of Dermatology at Inselspital acts as a tertiary center in patient care, offering a variety of specialized consultations, surgical interventions, aesthetic and cosmetic dermatology, and dermatopathology examinations.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated St. Gallen introduces itself “We don’t just treat pimples” The Clinic for Dermatology/Allergology at the Cantonal Hospital in St. Gallen has been in existence since 2004. Meanwhile, dermatology was almost bursting at the seams, but today it is a…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Open questions in psoriasis What does the consensus say? The therapeutic goal in moderate to severe plaque psoriasis is to relieve patients of their skin symptoms as much as possible (PASI ≥75%). If this does not succeed within certain…
