This content is machine translated EULAR - Ankylosing spondylitis Which patients respond particularly well to therapy with TNF inhibitors? Ankylosing spondylitis was also a topic at the EULAR Congress in Rome. In addition to non-pharmacological approaches, NSAIDs, local steroids, and TNF inhibitors are the most commonly used. What must…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EULAR - Rheumatoid arthritis Considerations for choosing the appropriate DMARD One session at the EULAR Congress in Rome was dedicated to rheumatoid arthritis. The focus was on early forms of the disease and the benefits of rapid intervention. An overview…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated New and old on psoriasis and associated diseases Psoriasis – a disease that affects the whole body. Psoriasis is a chronic disease not only of the skin, but of the entire body. The etiology of psoriasis is due to genetic factors, but also environmental factors. In recent…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated New Rheumatism League campaign How to prevent falls? The majority of the approximately 70,000 accidents suffered by older people at home or during leisure activities are due to falls, which can often have long-lasting consequences. Every third person…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Scleroderma Silent onset delays diagnosis Scleroderma is a now better known, yet very rare disease of the connective tissue, which may be due to a genetic cause as well as an autoimmune event. It belongs…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Multiple Sclerosis Symposium Start therapy early to improve long-term outcome The Multiple Sclerosis Symposium at Inselspital in Bern provided a broad overview of the epidemiology, etiology, course, assessment, and current pharmacotherapy of the condition. There are exciting findings from basic…
View Post 12 min This content is machine translated Non-necrotizing granulomas Diagnosis and therapy of sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disease of as yet unclear etiology. The diagnosis of sarcoidosis is based on the typical clinical presentation and histologic evidence of non-necrotizing epithelioid cell granulomas,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Osteoporosis DXA examination alone is not enough At the Update Refresher General Internal Medicine at Technopark Zurich, one of the main topics was rheumatology. Here it was osteoporosis in particular that was discussed in depth. In any…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Influence of diet on health Nutrition and osteoporosis – the most important facts in brief In addition to factors such as exercise and genetics, diet also plays an important role in the development and therapy of the disease. of osteoporosis. Vitamin D, calcium and protein…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis in focus “Patients may assess disease activity differently than physicians” Rüdiger Müller, M.D., senior physician in rheumatology at the Cantonal Hospital in St.Gallen, provided DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS with information on developments in the field of psoriatic arthritis. The focus was on…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pain Fibromyalgia today Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), formerly called fibrositis syndrome or generalized soft tissue rheumatic pain syndrome, is no longer classified as an independent clinical picture, but rather as a clinical complaint complex.…
