This content is machine translated New section - Pediatric corner Acute nail loss Case report: A seven-year-old girl presents with the problem of sudden “brittle” nails, some of which come off completely without pain. The symptoms started four weeks ago on single fingernails,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Rare diseases Building trust and fostering resilience It usually takes a long time before an adequate diagnosis of a rare disease is made. After all, it is not only primary care physicians who lack specific knowledge about…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Dynamic compression system for keel chest A novel conservative treatment method for children and adolescents The keel breast (chicken breast, lat. Pectus carinatum [PC]) is the second most common congenital deformity of the anterior thoracic wall in children and adolescents after funnel chest. It is…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pediatrics Recognize and treat an emergency correctly A workshop at the SGIM Great Update in Interlaken dealt with the topic “Emergencies in Children”. In particular, it was about sharpening the clinical eye for impending internal medicine emergencies.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Vaccination in children and adults The 10 most frequently asked questions about vaccinations The author provides insight into the most common problems that arise in everyday practice regarding vaccinations. Topics include immunological safety in the case of incomplete or distant and therefore forgotten…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Skin manifestations in children as markers for systemic diseases Sharpening the eye for important skin signs of systemic diseases In addition to infectious diseases, skin problems are one of the most common reasons for consultation in pediatrician and family practice, and dermatologists are also regularly confronted with pediatric patients.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Acute diarrhea in children Gelatine Tannat shows fast onset of action Background: In the 1980s, the death rate from acute diarrhea was an estimated 4.6 million people worldwide; the introduction of oral rehydration therapy (ORS [Oral Rehydration Solution]) reduced the number to…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Addictive disorders in children and adolescents Consider comorbidity and family structures Drug-related disorders in adolescents impose severe burdens on the patient and his or her family and pose the greatest threat to development. When manifest dependence is added, clinical and social…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Skin cancer prevention Sun protection starts in childhood The scientific evidence that the development of epithelial skin tumors as well as melanomas can be effectively prevented with consistent sun protection measures is opposed by various fears in the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Therapy of funnel chest in children More and more patients want the suction cup For the correction of a funnel chest, open surgery according to Ravitch was performed in particular in earlier years. Currently, the minimally invasive correction according to Nuss (MIRPE) is preferred…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Motion analysis in pediatric orthopedics Use and application of instrumental 3D gait analysis Instrumental 3D gait analysis allows simultaneous measurement of kinematics, kinetics and electromyography (EMG), providing additional information to conventional diagnostic methods. This allows complex (neuro-)orthopedic and neurological disease patterns to be…
