This content is machine translated Fever treatment Fever in children – often associated with concern and uncertainty Fever is a common symptom in children and is usually not a cause for concern if the general condition is otherwise good. As the most important goal, the cause of…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 2nd Spring Congress of the SGAIM Viral hepatitides – how and whom to test? Hepatitis C is the “favorite child” of current medical ethics discussions. However, the new, expensive HCV drugs should not cloud the view of the overall diagnostic and therapeutic situation of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Tick bites What diseases are threatening? Tick bites are common – serious diseases are rare. Vaccination should be actively recommended to persons in endemic areas.
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Zika Update and interesting facts about diagnostics Zika is on the minds of the world’s public. However, the interpretation of Zika diagnostics is not trivial. Due to cross-reactivity, interpolation of Zika IgM/IgG antibodies is difficult. Dengue and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated General Internal Medicine Update Refresher Sexually transmitted diseases in Switzerland – Status 2017 After HIV has lost much of its terror in recent years, the Swiss are once again taking more risks in their sexual behavior. Contraception is gladly dispensed with once in…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Travel nutrition What country-specific dishes can your patient eat while traveling? Raw or insufficiently cooked food can transmit pathogens. The origin of the food and the method of preparation are therefore important pieces of information. However, with a few precautions, you…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Liver disease Possibilities of treatment with milk thistle Pharmacological and clinical studies support the efficacy of milk thistle extracts and silymarin – an overview of diseases and efficacy studies.
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Vulvar carcinoma Vulvar carcinoma requires multidisciplinary collaboration Vulvar carcinoma is a rather rare carcinoma. Here, too, prevention is better than therapy. In the case of a conspicuous vulvar finding, the entire vulva should always be carefully examined…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Folliculitis Infectious or sterile folliculitis? Folliculitis can be distinguished from each other by subtle nuances. The approach is simple: look for the follicular attachment, decide and investigate whether it is infectious or sterile folliculitis; it…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Palmoplantar warts - not to be underestimated Wart beds: Banal infection or is there more to it? Case report: A 6 11/12 year old girl presented to our consultation with marked verrucae vulgares on hands and feet. The warts had been present for >3 months and had…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Bullous autoimmune dermatoses When the skin and mucous membrane come off Bullous autoimmune dermatoses are a clinically and immunopathologically heterogeneous group of rare autoimmune diseases. In patients of older age with pruritus and bulging blisters, bullous pemphigoid is at the top…
