This content is machine translated In case of cancer or after organ transplantation Mental disorders in patients with chronic diseases In chronic somatic diseases, for example cancer, or after organ transplantation, there is a twofold increased prevalence of mental illness (up to 50%) compared to the average population. Comorbid mental…
View Post 5 min 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 Non-infectious dermatoses in the genital area The spectrum ranges from inflammatory to malignant dermatoses Dermatoses in the genital area are not always infectious in nature. It is important to distinguish inflammatory dermatoses from malignant changes (e.g. erythroplasia as a manifestation of Bowen’s disease). Contact…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Striking accumulation of genital mycoses in Triemli and USZ Genital mycosis as a new entity of STI? If there are sharply demarcated, erythematous and scaly plaques or pustules in the genital area, tinea should be considered. To avoid scarring alopecia, rapid antifungal treatment should be initiated after…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Non-gonorrheal urethritis Pathogen spectrum and management In addition to chlamydia and gonococci, there are numerous pathogens that can cause urethritis. Occasionally, clinical features may indicate the responsible germ, such as marked painfulness and meatitis in adeno-…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Radiochemotherapy as therapy of choice Anal carcinoma: diagnostics and current treatment concepts Risk factors for anal carcinoma include female sex, human papillomavirus infections, promiscuity/anal intercourse, smoking, and immunosuppression (e.g., HIV infection). If there are abnormal findings on inspection, palpation, and/or anoscopy, the…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated From adjuvant to neoadjuvant radio/radiochemotherapy. Multimodal therapy of rectal cancer Analogous to the S3 guideline of the DKG 2014, recommendations can be made depending on the stage. Stage I: Here, total mesorectal excision (TME) alone is standard. Stage II and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Early detection of colorectal cancer Colonoscopy: who, when, for everyone? Colonoscopy is the gold standard of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC), preventing 70-80% of CRC. Screening colonoscopy is covered by health insurance for moderate-risk individuals starting at age 50 and…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated European Stroke Conference Diabetes, CHD, and cardiac surgery studied in more detail as stroke risk factors From May 12-15, 2015, the “European Stroke Conference” took place in Vienna. The spectrum of studies and abstracts presented ranged from basic research to clinical trials to stroke rehabilitation and…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 8. iron academy Iron deficiency in oncological and renal insufficiency patients. The 8th Iron Academy was not just about iron per se, but put iron deficiency in a larger practical context. Topics included early detection and management of oncology patients and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated SGK Annual Conference 2015 Acute heart failure deserves more attention At the annual meeting of the Swiss Society of Cardiology in Zurich, a main session was dedicated to acute heart failure. New findings and studies from the pharmacological field were…
