Francesca Parisi,Lukas Horvath
Francesca Parisi
Acute rhinosinusitis (ARS) is one of the most common infectious diseases found the in the outpatient clinics. In order to avoid overuse of diagnostic tools and over-treatment, knowledge of its etiology is key. The objective of this paper is...
[Polymyalgia rheumatica and giant cell arteritis: two manifestations of the same disease?] [0.03%]
[多肌炎和巨细胞动脉炎：同一疾病的两种表现形式？]
Oliver Pelikan,Katharina Rose,Christof Iking-Konert
Oliver Pelikan
Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are associated conditions that typically affect older patients, usually over the age of 50. Their clinical presentations often overlap, and the two can even transition into one ano...
Judith Everts-Graber
Judith Everts-Graber
Editorial
Praxis. 2025 May;114(5):198. DOI:10.23785/PRAXIS.2025.05.006 2025
Debora Meier,Katja Weiss,Thomas Rosemann et al.
Debora Meier et al.
About 30 % of the Swiss population regularly takes dietary supplements, whereas only 22 % of them have a medical reason to do so. We describe a case of a woman with multiple sclerosis and her partner, who has a rare metabolic disorder. Due ...
Case Reports
Praxis. 2025 May;114(5):199-204. DOI:10.23785/PRAXIS.2025.05.007 2025
Sigute Silingaite,Florian Prenner
Sigute Silingaite
We describe a 34-year-old female patient with recurrent thromboembolic events, most recently with occlusion of the superior mesenteric vein - despite regular intake of oral anticoagulation with Apixaban at the dosage recommended by the manu...
Case Reports
Praxis. 2025 May;114(5):205-208. DOI:10.23785/PRAXIS.2025.05.008 2025
Sabine Fischbacher,Larissa C Vines,Bruno Minotti
Sabine Fischbacher
We report on a 29-year-old patient with highly intense, acute abdominal pain of idiopathic origin (out of proportion), admitted to the emergency department with suspected appendicitis. An ultrasound revealed signs of bowel obstruction, and ...
Case Reports
Praxis. 2025 May;114(5):209-211. DOI:10.23785/PRAXIS.2025.05.009 2025
Kilian Meier,Daniela Weiler
Kilian Meier
This medical case report describes the diagnosis and treatment of a 24-year-old man with a germ cell tumor. The patient presented to the emergency practice with a palpable mass in the left upper abdomen that had been present for three weeks...
Case Reports
Praxis. 2025 May;114(5):212-214. DOI:10.23785/PRAXIS.2025.05.010 2025
Statine führen auch in hohem Alter in der Primärprävention zu weniger Herz-Kreislauf-Erkrankungen [0.03%]
他汀类药物也能在高龄时减少心血管疾病的主要风险因素
Thomas Rosemann,Andrea Rosemann
Thomas Rosemann
Thomas Rosemann,Andrea Rosemann
Thomas Rosemann
Thomas Rosemann,Thomas F Lüscher,Andrea Rosemann
Thomas Rosemann
Cardiovascular diseases are associated with a high morbidity burden in Switzerland and are the leading cause of death. Important cardiovascular risk factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes can be treated extremely effectiv...