This content is machine translated Case report: Disseminated strongyloidiasis Dwarf threadworm causes gastrointestinal pain Strongyloides stercoralis is a helminth that can parasitize humans and manifests itself through numerous symptoms. The course of the disease can be particularly severe in immunocompromised patients. A patient with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma-COPD-Overlap Coexisting disease entities instead of syndrome The concept of overlapping disease entities has changed and the term “asthma overlap syndrome” is no longer propagated. Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria for asthma and COPD should be…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Journal Club New findings on terbinafine-resistant dermatophytes Terbinafine is considered the gold standard in the treatment of dermatophytosis, but pathogenic dermatophytes that are resistant to terbinafine pose a new threat. A Swiss research team involving the Department…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case report: Pityriasis lichenoides Special form of Mucha-Habermann’s disease in childhood The acute variant of pityriasis lichenoides is known as pityriasis lichenoides et varioliformis acuta (PLEVA) alias Mucha-Habermann’s disease. Small blotchy papules form, particularly in the area of the trunk, which…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Varicella zoster virus Swiss vaccination recommendations for primary and secondary prophylaxis The FOPH and the Federal Commission on Vaccination recommend vaccination against herpes zoster with the adjuvanted subunit vaccine for healthy people aged 65 and over and for patients with immunodeficiency…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Influenza A and B Seasonal flu vaccination – recommendations 2023/2024 Due to the high variability of influenza viruses, the antigen composition of the vaccines must be reviewed annually and adjusted if necessary. The composition of the three quadrivalent split vaccines…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Report Acne – successful treatment with an individual therapy concept The first case study concerns a young woman with papulopustular acne for whom teledermatology treatment proved to be effective. After around a year of treatment, the patient is now largely…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Antibiotic resistance Current situation and measures in Switzerland In an international comparison, Switzerland is one of the countries with the lowest consumption of antibiotics. Nevertheless, there is still room for improvement in this country too. Analyses show that…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Therapy and management of progressive pulmonary fibrosis (PPF) Often more questions than answers in the end Some patients with interstitial lung disease (ILD) have a fibrotic phenotype. Some of these patients respond – at least in the short term – to therapy. In some cases, however,…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Antiviral therapies against COVID-19 Current recommendation for high-risk patients! The wave of colds is already well underway. The number of coronavirus infections is rising steadily again – and with it the number of infected people from potential risk groups.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Journal Club Atopic dermatitis and the skin microbiome: new study findings Exploring the links between the cutaneous microbiome and the severity of atopic dermatitis (AD) and patient-related co-factors is an important aspect in the development of new personalized AD therapies, especially…
