This content is machine translated Current therapy concepts Acute leukemias in children and adolescents Childhood leukemias are treated in a risk-adapted manner and are curable in the majority of cases. In acute lymphoblastic leukemia, one of the most important prognostic factors – in addition…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Acute leukemia in elderly patients Ethical Aspects of Therapy Decisions and Advance Care Planning Ethical conflicts in determining treatment may arise when there are differing views about achievable and reasonable goals of therapy. The first step of an ethically well-founded treatment is to realistically…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Blisters and erosions in a newborn baby Alarm symptoms that require rapid assignment Case report: An eight-day-old boy presents with new onset of blisters since three days. The child is in good general condition and afebrile. There were no abnormal findings in the…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Girl at the age of four weeks with dynamic skin changes Red spots on the face – further action? History: The girl in Figures 1 and 2 first presented to our pediatric dermatology consultation at four weeks of age. At birth, he said, only very discrete whitish spots with…
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Dealing with stigmatizing skin diseases in childhood How to help the child and the relatives? Many skin diseases are accompanied by psychosocial stress, which can lead to considerable limitations in the quality of life. Dermatologists should be aware of risk factors and symptoms for maladaptive…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated What to look for in children? Pediatric screening in family practice. A workshop at the KHM congress in Lucerne focused on preventive examinations in children. Prof. Dr. med. Oskar Jenni, Kinderspital Zurich, Dr. med. Heidi Zinggeler Fuhrer, medizinisches Zentrum gleis d,…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Reddish purple reticular pattern of the skin A congenital livedo – what is your diagnosis? Case report: This now two-week-old girl showed a reddish-purple reticular pattern of the skin on her left arm and shoulder already at birth. The pregnancy and spontaneous term birth had…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Lower radiation exposure to the surrounding organs Proton therapy: When and for whom? Radiotherapy with protons can replace photon radiotherapy in tumor treatment concepts. Due to the finite range of the proton beam, unnecessary radiation exposure to surrounding organs can be avoided. Children…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Challenges in the care of patients with ADHD ADHD in adults and preschool children At the congress of the German Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychosomatics and Psychotherapy in Munich, ADHD was also a topic. To what extent are the guidelines accepted by…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Fitness for work and sport with congenital vitias Discuss career options early and realistically Recommendations and counseling on career exploration and vocational suitability must be provided to patients with congenital heart defects during adolescence and are important prerequisites for a successful career and vocational…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Unclear skin lesion in three and a half year old boy Inflammatory lump on the cheek – infectious? Case report: The father presents with Sebastian, who is three and a half years old, because he has had a red pimple under his left eye for ten months now.…
