This content is machine translated Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) Criteria-driven use of biologics Typical symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) are obstructed nasal breathing, secretions, facial pain and olfactory disturbances. If adequate therapy is not provided, there is a risk of…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Infections of the respiratory tract Identify causes and make appropriate decisions Acute bronchitis often arises from an uncomplicated infection of the upper respiratory tract. A viral infection can be followed by a bacterial superinfection. While classic pneumonia is often self-limiting in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated From symptom to diagnosis Dysphagia – central cause Swallowing is a sensorimotor process with voluntary and reflexive components. In addition to neurological and muscular diseases, swallowing disorders can be caused by tumor or surgery-related changes in the head…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Myasthenia gravis Something is happening in the treatment management of autoimmune diseases Myasthenia gravis (or myasthenia for short) is a rare disease in which the immune system turns against its own body. Autoantibodies disrupt the transmission of impulses at the interface between…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Neuropathic facial pain Attack-like severe pain – trigeminal neuralgia? The “International Classification of Orofacial Pain” (ICOP) is based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders (ICHD-3) and proposes a subdivision of facial pain syndromes into six groups. Groups four…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Sjögren's syndrome Algorithm helps with pSS diagnosis The focal score (FS) in biopsies of the labial minor salivary glands is one of the two most important criteria (with anti-SSA positivity) for the diagnosis of primary Sjögren’s syndrome…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Esophagus Therapy of esophageal carcinoma – an overview Esophageal carcinomas are comparatively rare tumors and account for approximately 1% of all malignancies worldwide. Based on their location, a distinction is made between cervical and intrathoracic tumors. Histologically, they… CME-Test
View Post 20 min This content is machine translated Head and Neck Tumors Current treatment options – an update Tumors of the head and neck were the seventh most common cancer worldwide in 2018. The most important risk factors include nicotine and alcohol consumption. The prognosis and multimodality treatment… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vertigo Ginkgo biloba contributes to central vestibular compensation In central vestibular vertigo, errors occur in processing information to maintain balance and stabilize gaze due to lesions in the brainstem or cerebellum. The treatment includes, among others, physiotherapeutic and…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic rhinosinusitis Endotyping as a basis for targeted treatment In particular, chronic rhinosinusitis with polyposis nasi (CRSwNP) is often associated with high levels of distress and personalized therapeutic strategies are required. Improved understanding of the immunological and inflammatory genesis…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Sponsored Content: Olfactory dysfunction Options against the loss of smell The sense of smell plays an important role in everyday life: it warns us of sometimes life-threatening dangers such as spoiled food, smoke or fires as well as toxins. This…
