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.…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cohort study What is the risk of tumor recurrence with arthritis therapy? TNF inhibition has many benefits in rheumatoid arthritis, but it may also be associated with an increased risk of tumor recurrence. A study of former breast cancer patients seeks to…
View Post 8 min Dexeryl® Skin diseases that respond to Dexeryl® Dexeryl® is a medical device for topical use and is composed of an emollient (softening and soothing effect) and hydrating cream (increases the water content of the skin). It is…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Biologics in dermatology Better understanding of pathogenesis revolutionized therapy Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory, T-cell mediated autoimmune disease that particularly affects the skin and joints. However, it is also a multisystem disease with quite a few comorbidities and has…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pain management When the warning function is missing, but the pain remains At the EULAR congress in Paris, the question of what types of pain there are and how chronic, long-lasting pain can be treated was addressed. While normal acute pain is…
