This content is machine translated Hay fever and asthma in times of Corona Similar symptoms – Allergy or COVID-19? Spring is here. In normal times, we would all enjoy nice weather, warmer temperatures, and nature blossoming. In the special times we are in, the matter is more complicated: the…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Asthma and COVID-19 Continue therapy with ICS In a joint statement, the German Society for Pneumology and Respiratory Medicine (DGP), the Society for Pediatric Pneumology (GPP), and the Society for Pediatric Allergology and Environmental Medicine (GPA) advise…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Tree pollen Allergy as punishment of the gods(trees) Only 6 to 8 of the pollen types found in Central Europe actually cause diseases such as hay fever and allergic asthma. Little attention has been paid to date to…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Small cell lung carcinoma Combined therapy with checkpoint inhibitors is effective Advances in the treatment of small cell lung cancer have been scarce in recent years. Results of second studies now demonstrate a survival advantage for the combination of chemotherapy with…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Rhinovirus infection Fight off acute respiratory infections naturally through immune stimulation Colds are caused by rhinoviruses in 70% of cases. Typically, the disease lasts 10 to 14 days and numerous treatment options are not very effective. Patients with asthma or COPD…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Asthma management Difficult or difficult to treat? Modern asthma therapy is phenotype-based. Long-term treatment goals are good symptom control and minimization of the risk of exacerbations. However, symptom control does not equate to asthma severity.
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary fibrosis in systemic sclerosis More light than shadow Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is one of the most serious diseases because it occurs everywhere in the body, but there is a solution for few problems and virtually every organ must…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Asbestosis Even without plaques, asbestos may be the culprit The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. Especially in the case of asbestos cancer,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Occupational Medicine If you can also cross out the “i” in IPF…. The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. An occupational physician used new study results…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Infections in oncology A common complication brought up to date Infections are common complications of systemic therapy in hematologic and oncologic patients. However, there are few uniform definitions and little information on how to effectively treat them.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interstitial Lung Abnormalities Abnormal lung behavior The acronym ILD for Interstitial Lung Disease is widely known to pulmonologists. Much less familiar, on the other hand, are ILAs – Interstitial Lung Abnormalities. The term is applied when…
