This content is machine translated Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency It does not always have to be obstruction A 52-year-old female patient has been suffering from recurrent infections for years and requires recurrent antibiotics. No other diseases are present. The reason was alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency. Bronchiectasis can lead…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Position paper on the current use of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines. The Swiss Research and Communication Network on Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD-net) recommends that all patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) should be vaccinated against SARS CoV-2. This assessment is based…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Non-infectious complications after HSCT Cure for multiple sclerosis at any price? Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is used as ultima ratio in multiple sclerosis. The reboot of the immune system is aimed at healing, but carries strong side effects. Both infectious…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Moderate asthma What drives the physician’s therapy decision When treating asthma patients, many thoughts run through the physician’s mind – after all, on the one hand he usually has several therapy options, but on the other hand he…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Liver values Test for viral hepatitis if transaminases are elevated Altered liver values are not infrequently incidental findings during routine diagnostics. Fatty liver, alcohol abuse, and viral hepatitis are the most common causes of elevated transaminases. Often, several liver diseases…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated GINA Guideline 2020 New weapon at level 5 The Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) has also updated its recommendations for asthma management in 2020. The most important announcement in it for the occasion: during the COVID-19 pandemic, patients…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Non-infectious complications after HSCT Lungs at high risk! Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is an established treatment for a variety of malignant and non-malignant diseases. However, both infectious and noninfectious pulmonary complications can lead to increased morbidity and…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated COVID-19 and the Preventive State Basic rights infected by the virus? Never before has our life been so rigorously regulated as in the times of Corona. Yuval Noah Harari, one of the best-known human historians of our time, says of the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Corona pandemic Skin symptoms in COVID-19 diseases – an overview. In light of recent events, the focus of the 5th Post-EADV Meeting was on implications of pandemic coronary disease for dermatologists. One of the presentations was dedicated to the topic…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Endoprosthesis infections Prosthesis changes would often be avoidable with a quick diagnosis Prosthetic infections are becoming more and more important due to an increasing number of primary prosthetics. The primary care physician is usually the first point of contact for patients when…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated SGAI expert assessment COVID-19 vaccinations in persons with allergic diseases. The Swiss Society of Allergology and Immunology (SGAI) has issued recommendations on what to look for in patients with known pre-existing allergic conditions when vaccinating against SARS-CoV-2.
