This content is machine translated Asthma in Adults: Bronchodilation and Anti-Inflammatory Therapy Remodeling can be counteracted through a proactive treatment strategy If certain key, evidence-based principles are followed, remission is now an achievable goal in asthma treatment. First, it is recommended to routinely supplement spirometry with a blood test to measure...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Psoriatic arthritis Long-term remission also possible without DMARDs Remission without disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs has become an ambitious goal in inflammatory rheumatic diseases. While it has been extensively studied in rheumatoid arthritis, its feasibility in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has...…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Pharmacotherapy can lead to remission Traditionally, the treatment of type 2 diabetes has focused on blood glucose control and the prevention of complications. In the future, these therapeutic approaches could be complemented by another, which,...…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Biologics for plaque psoriasis What increases the chance of a sustained remission? State-of-the-art technologies now make it possible to decipher the aetiopathogenesis of skin diseases at a molecular level, which can be used to optimize treatment strategies. In plaque psoriasis – a...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Asthma: focus on type 2 inflammation Remission as a new therapeutic goal A paradigm shift is emerging in the management of asthma, where the aim is not only asthma control but also remission. It has been shown that this ambitious goal can...…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Type 2 diabetes Remission is not a “mission impossible” Recent study findings show that diabetes remission can be achieved in overweight patients with early-stage type 2 diabetes through intensive nutritional therapy with sustained weight loss, and that some patients…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Systemic lupus erythematosus Protection against relapses, even without remission The line between low disease activity and remission in systemic lupus erythematosus is often imprecise. The question remains to what extent this can play a role for outcomes such as…
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 3 min This content is machine translated Intestinal ultrasound IUS shows predictive value in ulcerative colitis Transmural response (TR) and healing (TH), as assessed by intestinal ultrasound (IUS), are becoming increasingly important as treatment goals in Crohn’s disease (MC). A study team from Switzerland, Germany and…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated Remission in rheumatoid arthritis Every single week counts… The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common and the onset of disease is mostly in early adulthood. That is, as a physician, you have many decades to work with…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated State of the art - guidelines, modern treatment Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases: Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases place high demands on the treating physicians. Attention must be paid to a variety of factors. In addition, the focus is on the patient – his…
