This content is machine translated ASH 2016 in San Diego Multiple Myeloma Review As every year, the ASH Congress took place in the busy pre-Christmas season. This time, experts from hematology and oncology met in San Diego. Multiple myeloma was again an important…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Bullous autoimmune dermatoses When the skin and mucous membrane come off Bullous autoimmune dermatoses are a clinically and immunopathologically heterogeneous group of rare autoimmune diseases. In patients of older age with pruritus and bulging blisters, bullous pemphigoid is at the top…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Preoperative anemia in the era of patient blood management (PBM). A pragmatic approach to diagnostics and therapy Preoperative anemia is an independent predictor of increased risk of infection, thromboembolism, and mortality. For their part, allogeneic blood transfusions further contribute to worsening outcomes through nonspecific and specific risks.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Swiss Derma Day 2017 The fear of hair loss As every year, the Swiss Derma Day covered a broad spectrum of lectures in dermatology and venereology. We would like to introduce two presentations in more detail. On the one…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic myeloid leukemia State of the Art – where are we at CML in 2017? CML patients have a normal life expectancy when treated with Abl-specific kinase inhibitors (TKIs) in chronic phase. Imatinib, dasatinib and nilotinib are approved in the first-line treatment of CML. In…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dermatophytoses Update on clinic, epidemiology and diagnosis. Dermatophytes cause infections of the exposed skin, nails or hair. T. rubrum and T. interdigitale are the most common dermatophytes, are anthropophilic and causative agents of tinea pedis, nail mycoses…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Cardiovascular diseases and diabetes There is a need for action In patients with type 2 diabetes, the risk of heart attack or stroke is doubled, and the risk of arterial occlusive disease is even quintupled. With a focus on prevention,…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Shop window disease Trivialized, underestimated, inadequately treated and potentially fatal New epidemiological data show that peripheral arterial disease PAVK has assumed a pandemic character worldwide. Although only one-third of patients have symptoms, peripheral arterial disease is an important marker of…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Indispensable for dense breast tissue Ultrasound diagnostics in breast carcinoma A number of studies have shown that ultrasound can detect carcinomas in addition to mammography, particularly in the dense breast. In the early detection of cancer in asymptomatic women, breast…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes mellitus in old age Optimized therapy thanks to individualized therapy plan Three complexities converge in the diabetologic therapy of the elderly: the therapy of a chronic disease, the therapy of diabetes mellitus per se, and geriatric health care. This often makes…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Swiss Stroke Society SHG Quality assurance in cerebrovascular care throughout Switzerland The Swiss Stroke Society SHG celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2016. As an interdisciplinary society, it is open to all professionals involved in cerebrovascular treatment and promotes clinical and scientific…
