This content is machine translated Subclinical atrial fibrillation Do you remember? Compared with patients without AF, ischemic insults are significantly more frequent in patients with AF and are associated with more severe impairment and higher mortality. Adequate oral anticoagulation can effectively…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Workshop of the SGEDS (Swiss Group of Esthetic Dermatology and Skincare) Satisfied patient – successful treatment At the 96th Annual Meeting of the SGDV in Basel, a workshop dealt with the broad topic of patient satisfaction: What conditions must be met for the patient to leave…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated What is your diagnosis? Acute purpuriform rash in an infant Case report: An eleven-month-old boy presents with a spotted rash that has been new for two days. Ten days earlier, there had been an airway infection.
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis in focus “Patients may assess disease activity differently than physicians” Rüdiger Müller, M.D., senior physician in rheumatology at the Cantonal Hospital in St.Gallen, provided DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS with information on developments in the field of psoriatic arthritis. The focus was on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated New light on previous therapeutic approaches Pharmacological treatment of alcohol dependence Alcohol is by far the most commonly consumed psychoactive substance worldwide – often with fatal consequences for health. Recently, long-held paradigms for treating alcoholic patients have been shaken. Current options…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Anti-aging and disease prevention Antioxidants – disenchanted Antioxidants are considered an all-purpose weapon against aging and an effective means of preventing various diseases. Antioxidants protect the body from free radicals that cause oxidative stress. The industry offers…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Memories of an allergist Asthma attacks in the playhouse – Mephisto is behind it Case history: The 57-year-old lighting designer and head of lighting at the Zurich Schauspielhaus suffered from sporadic asthma attacks at work during the last years without any apparent cause. Sneezing…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Atopic eczema What should be considered in infant patients? Atopic eczema is a chronic recurrent skin disease based on a genetically determined dysfunction of the epidermal barrier. Every fifth to sixth child in Western civilization today is affected by…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy for nail pathologies Splintering, discolored or deformed nails: what next? Nail diseases can be very disturbing for the patient cosmetically, but also functionally. Before deciding on therapy, it is important to determine whether the nail change is due to a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Multiple sclerosis Daclizumab effective in relapsing-remitting MS There was an update on the DECIDE study at the ACTRIMS-ECTRIMS Congress in Boston. In it, the antibody daclizumab is compared with interferon β-1a. The results are promising, although the…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Prevention and symptom management in multiple sclerosis Does a healthy diet help? Can you reduce the risk of developing multiple sclerosis if you always eat a healthy diet? And are patients who already suffer from MS possibly fitter due to a low…
