This content is machine translated Multi-resistant bacteria Current situation in Switzerland and clinical consequences The epidemiology of multidrug-resistant bacteria has changed in Switzerland: significant decrease of MRSA and strong increase of ESBL-producing enterobacteria. ESBL germs can be acquired through food (poultry meat, vegetables, etc.).…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated WPW Syndrome Diagnosis and therapy in Wolff-Parkinson-White (WPW) syndrome In patients with WPW syndrome, orthodromic AV reentry tachycardia (regular narrow complex tachycardia) is most common, but antidromic AV reentry tachycardia (regular wide complex tachycardia) or atrial fibrillation with conduction…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Epidemology and current study situation Diabetes mellitus and risk of infection 2016 The most common infections affect the skin and genitourinary tract. Infections occur more frequently above an HbA1c >8.5%. SGLT2 inhibitors are effective in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus,…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Atrial fibrillation Catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation: a pathophysiology-based update. Catheter ablation of symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation is an established therapeutic procedure with good prospects of success and low risk. Pulmonary vein isolation remains the basis of successful catheter ablation.…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Chemical peels “The prerequisite for any treatment is diagnosis” On the occasion of the 3rd Swiss Life-Workshop Chemical Peeling, Oliver Ph. Kreyden, MD, summarized the most important points that determine the success of chemical peelings. As the initiator of…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Anxiety disorders Guideline-based therapy Anxiety disorders are among the most common psychiatric disorders. Nevertheless, they are often diagnosed and treated years later. Exclusion of physical disease consisting of at least a detailed history, laboratory,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated 25th EADV Congress in Vienna Progress in melanoma treatment: more success with combination therapies Just a few years ago, metastatic melanoma was rapidly fatal – but today the disease responds frequently and long-term to new drug therapies. Experts reported on advances in melanoma therapy…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Pruritus - How to treat? The recommendations of the new AWMF guideline chronic pruritus In order to treat pruritus adequately, the cause of the itching should be known. The clinical pruritus classification of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) distinguishes three…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Neoplastic diseases Treatment and prognosis of cutaneous lymphoma Cutaneous lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of neoplastic diseases arising from clonal proliferation of lymphocytes in the skin. Overall, cutaneous lymphomas are rare skin cancers, with a prevalence of 1:100,000…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Sentinel function of the P-glycoprotein The ABCB1 test for optimizing therapy with antidepressants Overcoming the blood-brain barrier is an important prerequisite for the efficacy of antidepressants. The essential component of the blood-brain barrier is the P-glycoprotein, which is encoded by the ABCB1 gene…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Dermatology training week in Munich There will be no change in skin cancer screening in Germany In Germany, the number of skin cancer cases has been increasing for many years. The incidence is currently over 200,000 per year, including approximately 20,000 malignant melanomas. The number of…
