This content is machine translated Rheumatology Focus on the joint The focus of the current issue is on three different diagnostic and therapeutic issues related to joints.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Acne The most common dermatological disease under the magnifying glass Many see acne as a necessary evil of puberty, which recedes at a later stage of life without further consequences. It is forgotten that the disease can occur at very…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis How can remission be achieved? Once joint damage has occurred in the course of rheumatoid arthritis, it can no longer be reversed with medication. Therefore, it is important to use basic therapeutics as early as…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Arthroscopic knee surgery A process under the microscope Orthopaedic surgeons practicing arthroscopy are currently facing significant challenges. From the highest echelon of the journal Olympus, a series of randomized trials have suggested that no specific treatment effect can…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Laser Laser therapies for vascular anomalies The treatment of vascular anomalies by selective laser photocoagulation has a history of more than 50 years. The treatment options have been continuously improved since then and have reached a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated The swollen knee The exact differential diagnosis decides on further action The workup of nontraumatic knee swelling is an exciting diagnostic challenge. The following article emphasizes the importance of careful history taking and goes into more detail about possible clinical findings…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Allergic contact dermatitis in Europe “The psychological component of the disease is often underestimated” In an interview with DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS, Prof. Dr. med. Peter Elsner, Director of the Clinic for Dermatological Diseases at the University Hospital Jena, provides information on the epidemiology of allergic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Chronic heart failure and stroke prevention in VHF. Optimized treatment regimens and new therapeutic options The December lecture series in Zurich featured a presentation by PD Georg Noll, MD, on the treatment of chronic heart failure, in which he shared his practical clinical experience. The…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated 4th Bern Heart Valve Symposium New transfemoral TAVI systems and the Swiss TAVI Registry The new transfemoral TAVI systems, either in development or already certified, address potential vulnerabilities and limitations, such as paravalvular insufficiency or risk of vascular complication. This article, based on a…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Varices Sclerotherapy, laser, radio frequency or surgery? Varicose veins are a common problem. In Western society, it affects nearly one-third of adults. Unspecific complaints, sometimes falsely attributed to varicose veins, eventually lead these patients to the family…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Interview on the ACC/AHA guidelines Lipid treatment recommendation meets with little approval Statins continue to be the drug of choice for LDL-C therapy, although not all patients achieve their target levels with therapy alone. However, the paradigm shift implemented in the new…
