This content is machine translated Atopic dermatitis Reaching the goal with stage-adapted treatment and patient education The updated German-language guideline for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD) is based on the EuroGuiDerm guideline and has been expanded to include some important new features. Since AD is…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Rheumatoid arthritis Building bridges or tearing them down? Bridging therapy with glucocorticoids (GC) as a temporary part of initial treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) helps to rapidly suppress disease activity. However, it is suspected that patients who have…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis vulgaris Practice-oriented recommendations for system therapy Fortunately, developments in recent years have led to the effective treatment of many patients with moderate to severe psoriasis. In addition to classical immunosuppressants, several biologics and a small molecule…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Dermatomyositis Diagnostics and treatment – a current overview Pathognomonic skin signs of dermatomyositis include heliotrope erythema, Gottron papules, and Gottron signs. The determination of myositis-specific autoantibodies has an increasingly important role in the diagnosis. Regarding treatment options, intravenous…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Prurigo nodularis When excruciating itching proves to be persistent – what helps? Chronic prurigo is characterized by an “itch-scratch cycle” and is often associated with high levels of distress. The International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) suggests a stage-adapted multimodal…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Diagnosis and therapy of chronic pruritus When itching becomes chronic, body and soul suffer – what does the new guideline say? Chronic pruritus is a multidisciplinary leading symptom associated with a high disease burden and great suffering. The updated S2k guideline provides detailed treatment recommendations for specific forms and manifestations of…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Modern “State-of-the-Art” Pharmacotherapy – an Update Modern approaches to the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are based on the motto “treat-to-target”, whereby in addition to symptom relief and induction of disease remission, the aim nowadays… CME-Test
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (CED) Calprotectin as a therapy-relevant inflammatory marker Empirical findings show that calprotectin is the most important laboratory parameter for diagnosis as well as for monitoring the disease and therapy adjustments during its course. The treatment goal of…
View Post 10 min This content is machine translated Lymphomas The Sézary syndrome The nonspecific symptoms in the early stages lead to a significant diagnostic latency of these primary cutaneous T-cell lymphomas. Extracorporeal photopheresis and new targeted therapies are increasingly improving therapeutic success…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis Current therapy options The heterogeneity of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) suggests a high number of undiagnosed manifestations. Guidance is provided by the CASPAR classification criteria. Therapy concepts should be multimodal – supported by a…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Aggressive combination therapy leads to faster disease inactivity Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), also called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, is a collective term for several forms of arthritis, all of which involve chronic long-term joint inflammation. This inflammation begins in…
