{"title":"[Interstitial Lung Disease associated with Connective Tissue Diseases].","authors":"Adela Sarbu, Sabina A Guler","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Interstitial Lung Disease associated with Connective Tissue Diseases Abstract: Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are in up to one-third of cases associated with connective tissue diseases (CTD). In systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, polymyositis/dermatomyositis, Sjögren's syndrome, and mixed connective tissue disease, an associated ILD significantly increases morbidity and mortality. The diagnostic workup for suspected CTD-ILD includes a range of functional, radiological, laboratory, and, if necessary, invasive tests. A thorough medical history and physical examination with targeted rheumatological diagnosis is particularly important. Also, patients with unclassified ILDs should be evaluated thoroughly for any underlying CTD. Pharmacological treatment options for CTD-ILD differ significantly from those for other ILDs. In addition to short-term glucocorticoids, antimetabolites and biological agents are often used. Antifibrotic drugs have also been successfully used in CTD-ILDs. The decision on whether and which immunosuppressive and/or antifibrotic therapy is indicated depends on the underlying disease, disease activity, extrapulmonary manifestations, severity of organ involvement, ILD progression, comorbidities, and patient preferences. Complex treatment decisions are ideally made in multidisciplinary expert teams.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 1","pages":"4-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140852234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Diffuse cystic lung disease].","authors":"Silviu Mihail Chirila","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Diffuse cystic lung disease (DCLD) represents a heterogeneous group of conditions, typically characterized by the presence of multiple thin-walled, predominantly round parenchymal lucencies. The increased accessibility of computed tomography (CT) underscores the growing relevance of a relatively rare group of diseases as more clinicians are confronted with the presence of multiple lung cysts on the chest CT scan. Although the etiology of these conditions is very diverse, the focus of the differential diagnosis revolves around four primary causative factors - Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), Pulmonary Langerhanscell histiocytosis (PLCH), Birt-Hogg-Dubé (BHD) and lymphoid interstitial pneumonia (LIP). Achieving an accurate diagnosis poses a challenge and typically necessitates lung biopsies; however, it is crucial for ensuring proper management.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 1","pages":"16-20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140871542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Cryobiopsies for the differentiation of interstitial pneumopathies].","authors":"Kathleen Jahn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Cryobiopsies for the differentiation of interstitial pneumopathies Abstract: Definitive diagnosis of interstitial pneumopathy is often difficult. In order to establish antifibrotic therapy, it is necessary to narrow down the aetiology and, in up to 40% of cases, obtain histological confirmation. The establishment of the endoscopic method of cryobiopsy achieves a diagnostic yield of 76-80% with significantly fewer complications compared to surgical lung biopsy.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 1","pages":"21-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140866845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Celine Schumacher, Christian Clarenbach, Holger Dressel
{"title":"[Workplace-associated fever].","authors":"Celine Schumacher, Christian Clarenbach, Holger Dressel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Febrile conditions often have an infectious etiology. However, there are also fevers associated with occupational exposures. A detailed occupational history can hold the key to the diagnosis. In the case of exposure to organic dusts, the development of hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) is possible. Thus, HP should be considered in the presence of interstitial lung disease of unclear etiology. Failure to recognize this can have dramatic consequences and, in extreme cases, lead to lung transplantation. Differentially, organic dust toxic syndrome (ODTS) must be considered. The syndrome of metal fume fever provoked by inhalation of inorganic substances is usually benign and self-limiting. The disease manifests with fever, cough, and flu-like sensations.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"81 1","pages":"24-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140858427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Chronic inflammatory bowel disease in elderly people].","authors":"Dominic Althaus, Petr Hruz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Inflammatory bowel disease is mainly diagnosed in younger patients. However, the number of elderly patients (age > 60 years) affected by Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis is increasing. In the elderly, symptoms often differ from the younger population. Older patients generally present a milder clinical course and are less often affected by extraintestinal disease activity. Treatment options are similar to the ones in younger patients. Due to the higher risk of drug interactions and side effects, comorbidities and comedication of the older patients play a pivotal role in the selection of the specific treatment agent. In therapy refractory disease, surgical treatment is also a valuable option for patients > 60 years. Furthermore, vaccination, prevention of infections and regular cancer screening is mandatory in this vulnerable population.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 9","pages":"405-410"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pregnancy].","authors":"Christine Nadege Manser","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The incidence of chronic inflammatory bowel disease is highest in the childbearing age. The diagnosis itself, but also the various treatment options available, often lead to uncertainties in affected women with regard to fertility, pregnancy and breastfeeding. Not only by providing affected women with good information, but also by planning and accompanying the pregnancy, optimal conditions for a complication-free pregnancy can be achieved.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 9","pages":"398-404"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811697","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Extraintestinal manifestations in inflammatory bowel disease].","authors":"Stephan R Vavricka","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chronic inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders that are not limited to the gastrointestinal tract. Many different organ systems may be involved, which makes IBD a systemic disease. The most common extraintestinal manifestations (EIM) include musculoskeletal, ophthalmological, dermatological, and hepato-biliary disorders. EIM considerably contribute to the morbidity of patients with IBD, and they limit quality of life of affected patients. Due to the diversity of the organ systems involved, care should be provided by an interdisciplinary team. Early detection of EIM allows targeted therapy and reduces overall morbidity. Of importance is the fact that EIM can occur in up to 25% of all IBD patients before the onset of the first Crohn's episode or ulcerative colitis. Therefore, all doctors, especially dermatologists, ophthalmologists and rheumatologists should be aware of this possible association between EIM and the simultaneous occurrence of intestinal symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 9","pages":"393-397"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811674","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Overview and therapy update Crohn's disease].","authors":"Roy Frei, Benjamin Misselwitz","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. The pathophysiology of CD includes a disrupted interplay of intestinal bacteria, the intestinal immune system and the intestinal surface in genetically susceptible individuals, which remains incompletely understood. Conventional therapies include steroids, but numerous advanced therapies are also available. Three tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (infliximab, adalimumab and certolizumab pegol (Switzerland)) have been approved for MC. Additional treatment options include the interleukin (IL)-12/23 inhibitors ustekinumab and the integrin inhibitors vedolizumab. With risankizumab, a first selective IL-23 inhibitor for CD has been approved by the EMA in 2022. Moreover, the Janus kinase-1 inhibitor upadacitinib has been available for the treatment of CD in the EU since 2023. For localized CD, elective surgical resection also remains a valid option with good long-term outcomes. Perianal and fistulizing CD are difficult to treat and require a close interdisciplinary collaboration between gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons. Surgical fistula treatment with curative intent should only be performed in well-controlled CD. The recent increase in therapeutic options in CD is encouraging, since more safe and effective therapies are now available to patients. Nevertheless, CD remains an incurable disease and so far, for all existing treatments only a fraction of patients responds to the therapy. Therefore, the development of new therapies should continue.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 9","pages":"378-385"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811711","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Overview and update on treatment in ulcerative colitis].","authors":"Laura Rossier, Christoph Matter","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Ulcerative colitis is characterized by a chronic intestinal inflammation limited to the mucosa of the colon, of variable proximal extent. Main symptoms are diarrhea, possibly bloody, and abdominal pain. It evolves with phases of relapse and remission. The diagnosis of ulcerative colitis is made based on clinical, endoscopic, and histologic findings. Currently, the various drug treatment options act by, among other things, reducing the activity of the immune system locally or systemically. In mild to moderate forms, 5-ASA remains the mainstay of both induction and maintenance treatment. In more severe flares, cortisone is the treatment of choice. To limit the prolonged/repeated intake of corticosteroids, there are several options of biologics with distinct ranges of action and safety profiles for inducing and/or maintaining remission. Therapeutic goals are evolving and go beyond achieving clinical remission. Endoscopic and histological remission are new targets to further improve quality of life and limit long-term complications, such as colorectal cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 9","pages":"386-392"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811712","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"[Modern endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease].","authors":"Samuel Truniger, Remus Frei, Stephan Brand","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Endoscopic examinations play a very important role in the diagnosis, progress assessment, and therapy of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). This includes not only esophagogastroduodenoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, and ileo-colonoscopy, but also assessment of the small intestine. The work-up of the small intestine is primarily carried out using non-invasive techniques (intestinal ultrasound, magnetic resonance enterography (MRE)). However, if the diagnosis remains unclear, a histological proof is necessary or an endoscopic intervention is required, capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy are used. Furthermore, endoscopic ultrasound is available to assess perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease, and ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) is used in certain patients with IBD-associated primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Given the high resolution of modern endoscopes and the availability of chromoendoscopy, dysplastic lesions are detected earlier and can often be resected endoscopically. In addition, short strictures/stenoses can be treated using balloon dilatations.</p>","PeriodicalId":44874,"journal":{"name":"THERAPEUTISCHE UMSCHAU","volume":"80 9","pages":"411-416"},"PeriodicalIF":0.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138811706","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}