This content is machine translated Rare diseases Muckle-Wells syndrome This rare autoinflammatory syndrome, caused by a genetic mutation, was first described in 1962 by the English doctors Thomas James Muckle and Michael Vernon Wells. Muckle-Wells syndrome is one of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Hemophilia A and B Gene therapies show promising results The goals of hemophilia therapy are becoming increasingly ambitious. The aim is now to normalize coagulation as far as possible. For adult patients, gene therapy is now one of many…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Joint hypermobility When excessive mobility becomes a problem The 2017 international classification replaces previous terms for symptomatic joint hypermobility. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD) are clinical diagnoses. The primary therapeutic goals are to alleviate the…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Iron Deficiency Anemia Hypochromic microcytic anemia is most common Around 80% of all anemias are iron deficiency anemias. In addition to malnutrition or malabsorption, there may be an increased iron requirement or iron loss due to chronic bleeding. If…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Forum Infectiology: Lyme borreliosis There are several myths surrounding borrelia Lyme borreliosis was named after the small US town of Lyme after a strikingly high incidence of cases of joint inflammation following tick bites in the mid-1970s. It turned out…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Obesity The pounds tumble under incretin-based therapies Antiadiposita can effectively support the success of lifestyle interventions and thus close a treatment gap. In Switzerland, the GLP-1 RAs liraglutide and semaglutide are currently the most effective in the…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Allergy apps Helpers from the smartphone Springtime is pollen time. However, many allergy sufferers look forward to the blossoming plant world with little anticipation, as they have to struggle with itchy eyes and runny noses. In…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Fibrosis (FIB)-4 score Screening at-risk patients for NAFLD Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the predominant cause of chronic liver disease. The FIB-4 score can be used to identify at-risk patients with NAFLD and, if necessary, refer them…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Pulmonary complaints – dyspnea The spectrum of possible causes of dyspnea is broad. In addition to X-ray imaging in two planes, high-resolution computed tomography (HR-CT) and angio-CT are imaging procedures available for diagnostic localization,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Cardiovascular optimized therapy up-to-date The current ESC guideline recommends blood glucose-lowering substances with a proven cardiovascular benefit for certain risk groups among type 2 diabetics. In type 2 diabetes (T2D) and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Hypomagnesemia Renal or extrarenal causes? In one of this year’s issues of the American Journal of Kidney Diseases, the official publication of the National Kidney Foundation, an article on magnesium metabolism disorders has been published.…
