This content is machine translated Therapy of the rheumatic foot Early care to maintain mobility In the course of its disease, rheumatoid arthritis leads to hand and foot destruction in affected patients in particular. In the area of the foot, the forefoot is affected more…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Polyarthrosis of the hand Surgery only as ultima ratio! Polyarthrosis of the hand can rightly be called a widespread disease. Approximately half of the population over the age of 50 has arthritic changes in the finger joints. In some…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Pediatric Rheumatology Always puncture joints! In treatment-resistant severe cases, a biologic representative of a new class of substances is available. Several evaluations of different forms of therapy came up with exciting results. One study made…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis From diagnosis to therapy Up to 30 percent of those affected by psoriasis vulgaris also have arthritis. The therapy of psoriatic arthritis depends on the type of manifestation. Various immunomodulating substances are available for…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Introduction joint diagnostics Classification by means of imaging techniques Joint diagnostics can be covered radiologically with various procedures. In most cases, a reliable diagnosis is also possible.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Deposition dermatoses Amyloidoses: early detection of cutaneous symptoms crucial Amyloidoses are a rare form of deposit dermatoses caused by defective folding of proteins. Dermatological early detection is of great importance for the further course of the disease.
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Autoimmune diseases Fatigue in Lupus and Co. A recent study shows that not only lupus erythematosus is characterized by fatigue symptoms, but also other autoimmune diseases with cutaneous involvement.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Gerontorheumatology Interaction risks: Cave polypharmacy! In elderly and very old patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases, multimorbidity and polypharmacy in particular require careful consideration with regard to possible interaction effects.
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Osteoarthritis and cardiovascular risk NSAIDs as mediators of cardiovascular disease? Osteoarthritis is usually treated effectively with NSAIDs. Pain and inflammatory processes can thus be contained. But does the treatment entail cardiovascular risk?
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Giant cell arteritis Indication expansion of Actemra® in Switzerland Until now, only high-dose steroids have been available for the potentially life-threatening autoimmune disease giant gall arteritis. This has changed with the first commercially available non-steroidal biotherapeutic targeting the IL-6…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated RMS and PPMS Early therapy with ocrelizumab slows the disease More than 100,000 people with MS are being treated with ocrelizumab worldwide. New analysis shows that drug exposure and low B-cell levels reduce the risk of progression. Long-term data advise…
