This content is machine translated Surgical therapy of acne inversa What are the surgical options? Surgical treatment remains the mainstay of acne inversa therapy due to lack of alternatives. Surgical therapy consists of removal of the diseased tissue, regardless of the severity (Hurley I-III). Particularly…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Radical surgery as a treatment option Prophylactic mastectomy – for which patients is it an option? Prophylactic mastectomy reduces the risk of breast cancer by more than 95% in a healthy BRCA mutation carrier. However, intensified screening is a good alternative to surgery. For a diseased…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Hepatitis C Combating the epidemic with new knowledge More people die from hepatitis C than from HIV. Half of hepatitis C sufferers are unaware of their infection. Individuals born in the 1960s are at increased risk for hepatitis…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Check compliance before intensifying therapy Atopic dermatitis continues to present a therapeutic challenge. Several presentations at the EADV congress therefore addressed this topic in more detail: When is a switch from topical to systemic treatment…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Genetic Diagnostics What is the importance of genes in the therapy of breast carcinoma? Oncotype DX®, MammaPrint® and EndoPredict® are validated gene assay tests with proven prognostic value. The use of the tests can currently be used in early breast carcinoma (Luminal A/B) in…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Dizziness “No other cause is as controversial as vestibular migraine” HAUSARZT PRAXIS asked Dr. med. Annika Schade, FMH specialist for ORL and neurology, RehaClinic Bad Zurzach, senior physician in the acute neurorehabilitation department of RehaClinic at the Kantonsspital Baden site,…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Relapsing papules and hemorrhagic encrusted vesicles Varicella that does not heal? Case Report: The four-year-old patient in Figure 1 presented with episodic papules and hemorrhagic crusted vesicles. The mother reported that three to four months earlier, barely itchy “pimples” – especially on…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Men and cancer Infertility as a relevant risk factor Is male infertility a harbinger of cancer? The data situation is unclear. Several studies have shown that there is a higher risk of testicular cancer, but the relationship with other…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Newer treatment options for rosacea Therapy depends on the subtype and severity of rosacea In general, triggering factors should be avoided in all subtypes of rosacea. Metronidazole, azelaic acid (Germany), and brimonidine are approved for local therapy, and doxycycline in subantimicrobial doses (40 mg/d) is…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs Do they protect against basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas? To date, there have been few epidemiologic studies examining the association between nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and fair skin cancer. However, since it is known that NSAIDs may well have…
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…
