This content is machine translated Light and vacuum technology Efficient acne therapy even without medication Although a good repertoire of local and systemic acne therapeutics is available, patients are increasingly expressing a desire for non-drug treatment. Situations such as acne eruptions during pregnancy, desire for…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hand eczema Swiss consensus on the management of hand eczema Hand eczema has far-reaching medical and socio-economic consequences. Rapid, efficient therapy and identification of trigger factors are necessary to prevent recurrences and chronic courses. The cornerstones of step therapy are…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Xerosis cutis Is the skin prone to dryness or is it pathologically dry? Dry skin conditions are a common phenomenon, especially in the winter months in mid and northern latitudes of the globe due to low humidity. Dry skin (xerosis cutis) is also a common…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wide variety of clinical manifestations Viral infections of the skin The number of virus-related skin diseases is large. Some of these manifest locally such as verrucae, herpes simplex, or skin lesions triggered by parapoxviruses such as Milker’s nodules or Orf.…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pharmacodynamics and kinetics Interesting facts about the H1 antihistamines of the 1. and 2nd generation H1 antihistamines are divided into a first, older generation with sedative side effects and a 2nd generation without these effects. Our author sheds light on the pharmacology of this group…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Allergic rhinitis High burden for patients and healthcare systems The symptoms of allergic rhinitis may occur seasonally or persist over a long period of time. The disease is a growing global problem. In addition, the cost of therapy is…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation and secondary prevention after stroke Status of the new anticoagulants In primary and secondary prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), after a long period of monopoly of vitamin K antagonists (VKA), new agents such as dabigatran, rivaroxaban, and apixaban…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Treatment of critical limb ischemia Do not waste unnecessary time! Chronic critical limb ischemia is the most advanced form of PAVD, requiring rapid action and an aggressive therapeutic approach to save the affected limb. Especially in diabetics, this disease progresses…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Drug-eluting stents and balloons for PAVK Initial studies show encouraging results The main problem of angioplasty is recurrent stenosis, which in a large percentage is due to the development of neointimal hyperplasia (NIH). This can be effectively suppressed by applying antiproliferative…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Developments in angiology With VTE and PAVK, something is always going on Angiology has again seen great strides in development in recent years, mainly involving the most important and common vascular diseases, peripheral arterial disease, and venous thromboembolism. The new generation of…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Venous thromboembolism and then? How to successfully prevent recurrent thrombosis Not all patients with venous thromboembolism have an increased risk of recurrence. Those at high risk benefit from continued anticogulation. To calculate the risk of second thrombosis, the risk factors…
