This content is machine translated Rare pathogens of viral pneumonia The unusual suspects The WHO estimates that there are around 200 million cases of viral pneumonia worldwide every year (not including COVID-19), half of which affect children. In adults, around 20% of all…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Family medicine for refugees Meeting special requirements People who arrive at the federal initial processing centers (Bundeasylzentren/BAZ) have very different biographies and migration histories. What they have in common, however, is the hope of receiving medical care… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Case report: Disseminated strongyloidiasis Dwarf threadworm causes gastrointestinal pain Strongyloides stercoralis is a helminth that can parasitize humans and manifests itself through numerous symptoms. The course of the disease can be particularly severe in immunocompromised patients. A patient with…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Case Report Suspicion of monkeypox infection confirmed Patients with exanthema accompanied by nonspecific fever should also be considered for monkeypox infection. Especially in case of monomorphic change of skin florescences, re-diagnosis is advisable. Vaccination should be considered…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Tick-borne encephalitis TBE prophylaxis – every vaccination counts The season when ticks are particularly active lasts until October, depending on the weather. The best protection against TBE infection is vaccination. Two vaccines are currently licensed in Switzerland for…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Wound Management Case reports of unusual wound infections Changing environmental conditions such as global warming are playing a role in the genesis of new, previously largely unknown infections. Thanks to state-of-the-art routine and specialized microbiological diagnostics such as…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Zoonoses Monkeypox Monkeypox is not a new disease. The first confirmed human case dates to 1970, when the virus was isolated in a child suspected of having smallpox in the Democratic Republic…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Suspicion of acute hepatitis Stepwise diagnostics recommended for elevated liver values Elevated liver values are also a frequent problem in the general practitioner’s office – whether as an incidental finding or as the result of a clarification of complaints. Even a slight…
View Post 14 min This content is machine translated Tuberculosis Hygiene in TB – facts and myths Tuberculosis is becoming increasingly rare in Switzerland, Austria and Germany. For example, only 4791 cases of tuberculosis were reported in Germany in 2019, an incidence of 5.8 new cases per… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Scabies Permethrin still first choice – therapeutic success through correct application Scabies is by no means a disease of bygone days, but there is evidence of an increase in incidence in Central Europe. Children are a major source of infection, but…
View Post 13 min This content is machine translated Tropical vectors Is a spread to Europe conceivable in times of climate change? In the context of anthropogenic climate change and global warming, questions are often raised about the resulting potential for tropical vectors (and the diseases they transmit) to spread due to…
