This content is machine translated Neurodermatitis in children and adolescents Consistent topical basic care – the foundation of every successful therapy Pathophysiologically, a disturbed skin barrier with a lack of natural moisturizing factors and altered lipid and protein composition plays a key role in atopic dermatitis. Restoring physiological skin barrier function…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Transsexuality Dealing with a detabooed phenomenon Transsexuality, tansgender, transidentity are terms that have been read and heard more and more often in recent months. Until recently, was declared a mental disorder, but a more (self-)understandable approach is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Infrapatellar pain M. Osgood-Schlatter – from symptom to diagnosis The knee joint has a complex structure and is one of the most mechanically stressed joints in humans. In addition to traumatic, inflammatory and degenerative joint damage, septic or aseptic…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Spinal muscular atrophy Clinical experience speaks for individual therapy management Spinal muscular atrophy is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord and lower brainstem. In the meantime, experts agree that therapy management must…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated ADHD Effective treatment alternative when the gold standard is not effective Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common child psychiatric disorders. After reliable diagnosis, it requires equally reliable treatment management. But what to do when the gold standard methylphenidate does…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss Vaccination Plan 2021 Basic vaccinations for young children – essential even in corona times Recently, the Swiss Vaccination Plan 2021 was published. It is extremely important to continue to receive all recommended vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic. If basic immunizations are neglected, there is…
View Post 28 min This content is machine translated Long-term sequelae of chronic neonatal lung disease. Early changes and later indicators As the most common chronic lung disease in infants, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is associated with long-term sequelae that extend into adulthood. Despite significant improvements in perinatal care, the incidence of… CME-Test
View Post 15 min This content is machine translated Self-management of teens with allergies or asthma Somehow it doesn’t work: adherence and compliance in adolescents Adolescents are difficult, don’t want to go to therapy, are unmotivated, are non-compliant: this is our common image of chronically ill adolescents. Is that really so? Or maybe it’s the… CME-Test
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Benign tumors in childhood Validated tool for triage in infantile hemangiomas. Infantile hemangioma is the most common benign tumor in childhood. If therapy is initiated in time, the treatment options are very good, otherwise it can have unpleasant late consequences for…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) Proven minimally invasive therapy option for children Vesicoureteral reflux affects approximately 1% of newborns. A gel composed of dextranomer and hyaluronic acid is a proven minimally invasive treatment option with proven efficacy. The therapy stops the reflux…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Vaccination recommendations Pneumococcal vaccination – useful for which risk groups? During the corona pandemic, there has been a shortage of pneumococcal vaccine supply in Switzerland. Therefore, a replacement vaccination recommendation has been issued. Infant vaccination coverage has led to a…
