This content is machine translated Interview with the President of the SGDV “There is a positive wind in the society”. Prof. Jürg Hafner, senior physician at the Dermatology Clinic at the University Hospital Zurich and acting president of the Swiss Society of Dermatology and Venerology, answered DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS’s questions on…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Gout How can the deposits be addressed? At this year’s EULAR congress, Prof. Thomas Bardin, MD, Paris, went into more detail about the many therapeutic strategies for gout and other crystal-induced diseases. In particular, he discussed the…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Chronic venous ulcer The three pillars of therapy Chronic venous leg conditions are common and often lead to chronic venous ulcers. Therapy is based on local treatment of the ulcer, therapy of chronic venous insufficiency and recurrence prophylaxis.…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Tattoo removal with laser When the tattoo no longer fits Tattoos are becoming more and more popular. Most often, they are inserted into the dermis with an electric tattoo machine in professional studios. If the skin painting is then to…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Drug treatment strategies What to do if levodopa is no longer stored? Therapy of PD must always be individualized and its onset should take into account the patient’s level of suffering. Initially, almost all antiparkinsonian drugs can be used with success, but…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Highlights from the ESH Congress in Milan Adherence should be well monitored At this year’s ESH Congress in Milan, more detail was provided on how to improve adherence and compliance in hypertension therapy. In particular, simplification of drug treatment results in better…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Food allergies - part 1 The hundred-year history of food allergies DERMATOLOGIE PRAXIS already contained several articles on the epidemiology, clinic, modern diagnostics and therapy of food allergies as well as food intolerances [1–7]. This article briefly reviews the history of…
View Post 1 min This content is machine translated Pain and rheumatism Only symptomatically treatable? Rheumatism is not a defined disease, but rather a symptom, and means nothing more than pain and functional limitation in the musculoskeletal system. The causes of rheumatism are manifold. At…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Laudation A life for allergy sufferers – Professor Brunello Wüthrich on his 75th birthday In the best of health and full of energy, Brunello Wüthrich celebrated his 75th birthday with his family on June 21, 2013. This and the symposium “Brunello Wüthrich – a…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Vertigo clarification in practice Correct diagnosis for vertigo made easy Patients with complaints of dizziness often report primarily to their primary care physician, giving general practitioners an important triage role. Here, history and clinical examination should first aim to distinguish…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Secure and affordable IT solution Arrived in the cloud – the family practice Only about 20 to 25% of medical practices in Switzerland document electronically today. But thanks to user-friendly and cost-effective e-health cloud solutions, that could soon change.
