This content is machine translated Pruritus - How to treat? The recommendations of the new AWMF guideline chronic pruritus In order to treat pruritus adequately, the cause of the itching should be known. The clinical pruritus classification of the International Forum for the Study of Itch (IFSI) distinguishes three…
View Post 5 min This content is machine translated EULAR - Ankylosing spondylitis Which patients respond particularly well to therapy with TNF inhibitors? Ankylosing spondylitis was also a topic at the EULAR Congress in Rome. In addition to non-pharmacological approaches, NSAIDs, local steroids, and TNF inhibitors are the most commonly used. What must…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Relapsing papules and hemorrhagic encrusted vesicles Varicella that does not heal? Case Report: The four-year-old patient in Figure 1 presented with episodic papules and hemorrhagic crusted vesicles. The mother reported that three to four months earlier, barely itchy “pimples” – especially on…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Pulmonary emphysema When is interventional therapy indicated? Often, even “out of treatment” emphysema patients can be offered improvement in dyspnea and exercise capacity through a lung volume reducing procedure. The postinterventional beneficial effects after surgical or bronchoscopic…
View Post 8 min This content is machine translated Rituximab, eculizumab, eprodisate New treatment options for glomerular diseases Glomerular diseases are important causes of end-stage renal failure. Pathogenetically, immune-mediated processes are in the foreground. Thanks to advancing knowledge of the pathophysiology and modern genetic engineering methods, there is…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated Therapy of non-scarring alopecias Less in summer, more in winter In a broad overview of non-scarring alopecias, Prof. Ralph M. Trüeb, MD, Wallisellen, Switzerland, addressed the successes of previous therapies and discussed the current evidence base at the 96th Annual…
View Post 11 min This content is machine translated Strategies for the family practice Recognize and treat depression Most depressed patients first seek help from their primary care physician. During the consultation, the focus is often not on mood states but on somatic disorders and complaints. Treatment planning…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Psoriasis Update Systemic therapy is indicated for moderate to severe disease PD Dr. med. Dr. sc. Nat. Alexander Navarini, Department of Dermatology at the University Hospital Zurich, held a workshop on psoriasis at Medidays. Moderate to severe psoriasis can be very…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated Atopic eczema What should be considered in infant patients? Atopic eczema is a chronic recurrent skin disease based on a genetically determined dysfunction of the epidermal barrier. Every fifth to sixth child in Western civilization today is affected by…
View Post 3 min This content is machine translated Shoulder pain in practice Is it a “frozen shoulder”? A workshop at Medidays in Zurich dealt with the topic of shoulder pain. How can the most common clinical pictures be diagnosed and, above all, differentiated by means of history,…
View Post 6 min This content is machine translated 4th Zurich Dermatology Training Days Regional dermatoses under the microscope At the Dermatological Training Days in Zurich, various regional dermatoses were presented on the basis of case histories: How do dermatoses of the ear, diseases of the mucous membranes and…
