This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Abdominal pain – Nephrolithiasis With the widespread use of ultrasound equipment and the performance of computed tomographic cross-sectional imaging, kidney stones are detected more frequently nowadays than in the past. The goal of imaging…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pediatric corner Cutaneous manifestations of Lyme disease: case series. Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. If Lyme disease is detected early, it can be treated well with antibiotics. A typical early-stage skin condition is…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Onychomycoses: cohort study. Comparison of molecular diagnostic and conventional methods An international research team involving the University Hospitals of Lausanne and Zurich has compared different diagnostic methods in a large-scale retrospective study. In agreement with previous empirical findings, the conclusion…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Skin microbiome normalizes under tralokinumab therapy Atopic dermatitis is associated with dysbiosis of the cutaneous microbiome. Characteristic is reduced bacterial diversity, with Staphylococcus aureus often being the dominant bacterial genus. In a recent study, it was…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Atopic eczema EuroGuiDerm guideline – overview of current recommendations for system therapy Recently, there have been significant advances in the treatment of atopic dermatitis, including several new systemic therapeutic options overcoming regulatory hurdles. This has also been incorporated into the EuroGuiDerm guideline…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Corona Pandemic Current findings on Long-Covid – initial treatment options and therapeutic approaches. In the Zurich Coronavirus Cohort Study, one in four participants reported persistent symptoms six months after SARS-CoV-2 infection. What are the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of long-covid? Which treatment strategies are…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Neurology A question of (artificial) intelligence At the beginning of the year, a real hype was unleashed. ChatGPT came on the market and was made available for free to all Internet users. The first voices were…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Study Report Benefit of thrombectomy after ischemic cerebral infarction. As recent empirical data show, patients with occlusions of a large artery in the anterior cerebral circulation, if they have large core volumes, benefit from additional endovascular stroke therapy in…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Plaque psoriasis New “Real World” Study on Tildrakizumab In a retrospective study of 30 patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, the use of the IL-23 inhibitor tildrakizumab was shown to be effective and safe in clinical practice.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Dizziness in the elderly Secondary analysis on the spectrum of possible causes Vertigo is one of the most common complaints in the elderly and can significantly affect quality of life perceptions and fall risk. In order to offer patients adequate treatment options,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis in the era of precision medicine Research into molecular biomarkers opens up new horizons The identification and study of molecular biomarkers may help to dissect the complex phenotype of atopic dermatitis into subphenotypes. A long-term goal of this translational research is the stratification and…
