Published in Kompass Dermatologie
COVID-19, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, has become pandemic. With sharply rising infection rates, patient groups characterized by an enhanced infection risk will be challenged by the virus. In this context, patients with chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases are of particular interest, as these diseases are characterized by an intrinsic i...
Published in Kompass Dermatologie
Background: Sclerotherapy is considered to be the method of choice for the treatment of telangiectatic varicose veins (C1 veins). Whereas the use of compression stockings after sclerotherapy is recommended, little is known about the impact of compression on the outcome of sclerotherapy. The aim of this study was to assess the influence of compressi...
Published in Kompass Dermatologie
Background: The efficacy for actinic keratosis (AK) clearance of field-directed treatments has been investigated in randomized studies against placebo, but the comparison of results is difficult for several methodological reasons. Objectives: The present study aims to compare efficacy of MAL-photodynamic therapy (MAL-PDT), ingenol mebutate gel (IMB...
Published in Kompass Dermatologie
Die Publikation von Dummer et al. beschreibt die Daten zur Effektivität und Sicherheit des Hedgehog pathway Inhibitors (HPI) Sonidegib in der abschließenden 42-Monatsanalyse der BOLT (basal cell carcinoma outcomes with LDE225 (sonidegib) treatment) Studie. Ursprünglich wurden 230 erwachsene, nicht systemisch mit HPI vorbehandelte Patienten mit Basa...
Published in Cerebrovascular Diseases
Background: Clinical outcome in patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) caused by large vessel occlusion (LVO) is not satisfactory if reperfusion treatment fails or is not tried. Aims: We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of urgent superficial temporal-to-middle cerebral artery (STA-MCA) bypass surgery in selected patients. Methods: Patient...
Published in Folia Primatologica
Estimates of population size are fundamental to setting conservation priorities for threatened primate species. Many taxa in the lemur genus Lepilemur remain understudied, and basic population statistics are often dated, incomplete, or absent. Hubbard’s sportive lemur (Lepilemur hubbardorum) is known only from the Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park r...
Published in Kompass Dermatologie
Background: The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic is expected to last for an extended time, making strict safety precautions for office procedures unavoidable. The lockdown is going to be lifted in many areas, and strict guidelines detailing the infection control measures for aesthetic clinics are going to be of particular importance. Methods: ...
Published in European Neurology
Introduction: The diagnosis of epilepsy takes a certain process, depending entirely on the attending physician. However, the human factor may cause erroneous diagnosis in the analysis of the EEG signal. In the past 2 decades, many advanced signal processing and machine learning methods have been developed for the detection of epileptic seizures. Ho...
Published in Kompass Dermatologie
Das deutsche Neurodermitis-Register TREATgermany ist ein wissenschaftlich geleitetes prospektives Forschungsregister zur Beobachtung von Patient*innen mit moderater bis schwerer Neurodermitis. Mit dem Ziel, die Versorgung, Therapie und Perspektive Betroffener in Deutschland im Langzeitverlauf zu beobachten und zu analysieren, konnten seit 2016 mit ...
Published in Respiration
Interventional treatment of emphysema offers a wide range of surgical and endoscopic options for patients with advanced disease. Multidisciplinary collaboration of pulmonology, thoracic surgery, and imaging disciplines in patient selection, therapy, and follow-up ensures treatment quality. The present joint statement describes the required structur...
