This content is machine translated Deformities of the skin Streaky pigmentary shifts – zebra of dermatology? The pigment mosaics present clinically in the form of specific patterns, which usually correspond to a cutaneous mosaic prototype. The cause is multiple mutations and genetic aberrations, some of which…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Sport in the growing age A child is not a miniature adult Whether structured, organized and performance-oriented sport is a positive thing already in childhood is today judged very controversially (keyword: early specialization vs. general training). The fact is that in many…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Congenital gingival papules Whitish enoral nodules in an infant Case report: At the two-month check-up, a healthy female infant shows multiple small whitish nodules on the maxillary gingiva. The child was drinking well and did not appear to be…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated A call to action was made at the European Congress of Cardiologists Prevention of obesity in children Childhood and adolescent obesity is the precursor to cardiovascular and metabolic disease in adulthood. About one third of all children and adolescents in the USA are affected, and about 10%…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Skin infection in atopic dermatitis Impetiginous eczema – an emergency? Case Report: The family presents to the pediatric emergency department with this six-month-old infant. The boy has been suffering from atopic dermatitis since the second month of life with recurrent…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in AHF Transitioning adolescents with congenital heart disease Transition of adolescents with congenital heart disease is a continuous and interdisciplinary process. Individual maturity and autonomy of patients influence the course of the transition process (“no absolute age limits”).…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated AHF and its complications Follow-up of children with congenital heart defect Congenital heart defects are the most common organ malformation in children. Every cardiac defect requires pediatric cardiology evaluation and classification. Specialized pediatric cardiology follow-up is essential throughout childhood and adolescence…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Suddenly appearing nodules on knees and elbows The Bump That Rashes Case report: The parents report that their 6-year-old boy has had itchy nodules on his knees and elbows for several days. Until now, he had never had such lesions. He…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Protruding ears Provide therapy before school enrollment to prevent children from social exclusion The protruding auricle is usually corrected surgically. Otoplasty is usually done before school enrollment to avoid teasing as much as possible, but it can also be done later. Otoplasty in…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 6th Zurich Dermatology Training Days 2016 Five genodermatoses: genetic skin diseases in childhood Genodermatoses are diseases of the skin and its appendages resulting from mutation of a single gene and inherited according to Mendelian rules. These hereditary skin conditions are often not apparent…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Most common malignant brain tumor in children Medulloblastoma in children: diagnosis and therapy If there is a change in character or new onset of motor clumsiness, measure head circumference and perform neurological examination, possibly repetitively. In Switzerland, the treatment of childhood brain tumors…
