This content is machine translated Therapy of mental illness Treating depression and bipolar disorder using guidelines What is standard practice in somatic medicine – guideline-based treatment recommendations for specific diseases – is relatively new in Swiss psychiatry. Although very good evidence-based algorithms exist for most mental…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Xerosis cutis Is the skin prone to dryness or is it pathologically dry? Dry skin conditions are a common phenomenon, especially in the winter months in mid and northern latitudes of the globe due to low humidity. Dry skin (xerosis cutis) is also a common…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Wide variety of clinical manifestations Viral infections of the skin The number of virus-related skin diseases is large. Some of these manifest locally such as verrucae, herpes simplex, or skin lesions triggered by parapoxviruses such as Milker’s nodules or Orf.…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Interview with PD Dr. med. Alexander Navarini, Zurich “Patients will have a near-normal quality of life” Recently, PD Alexander Navarini, MD, Zurich, Switzerland, and other researchers discovered a new cell population involved in the pathophysiology of psoriasis. The dermatologist also investigated in clinical trials how well…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Eczema comprehensive treatment Dealing with skin changes Dear Colleagues. Do you find yourself with a patient sitting in front of you with skin lesions that you can vaguely classify as eczema? To further clarifications or above all…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Childhood neurodermatitis Early therapy is match decisive A basic cure for the predisposition to atopic dermatitis is not possible. The genetic disposition is lifelong. Contrary to common belief, relevant trigger factors such as food or other allergies…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Eyelids and conjunctiva Correctly diagnose and treat external eye allergies In addition to the skin and respiratory tract, the eyes are also frequently affected by an allergic reaction. Both immediate-type, IgE-mediated, and late-type, T-cell-mediated reactions can occur on the eyelids…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Management of anaphylaxis Therapy in allergic emergency The course of an allergic reaction is not predictable. Our authors show what to look out for in anaphylaxis and why epinephrine should be used as the first drug.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Pollen allergy due to hardy alders Hay fever in winter – does it exist? The purple alder adorns our daily cityscape, but the green splendor can also trigger allergies in winter, Swiss researchers have found.
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Instrument preparation The nuts and bolts of practice hygiene In the primary care practice, safety goals established by law must be achieved when using medical devices. The dipl. Hygiene consultant Sibylle Scheibler-Bivi explains what is important.
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Allergic rhinitis High burden for patients and healthcare systems The symptoms of allergic rhinitis may occur seasonally or persist over a long period of time. The disease is a growing global problem. In addition, the cost of therapy is…
