05.04.2022 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Good day.
For the second time in a short period, I have balanitis. Here is a chronology of the events in bullet points:
- 3 weeks ago: balanitis, followed by self-treatment with Betadine ointment (according to the guidelines of Ärztenetz Schweiz, t...
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28.08.2021 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
About 6 weeks ago, I helped a friend with moving and assembling furniture. During this process, I injured the top of the base joint of my right index finger. I couldn't exactly say how it happened, but I think I hit it against a side wall while assem...
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19.05.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello Mrs. Gehring,
I wanted to seek advice on the last topic again, and also have a small question about another topic, hope that's okay.
I have actually already finished with the issue of blistering, which was likely caused by a sting. Over the d...
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21.02.2020 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello Mrs. Gehring. For 5 days I have had an inflamed pimple on my thigh, which could also be an ingrown hair. Unfortunately, there has been no improvement since then, it is not getting worse but also not better. I have used Ilon ointment, but it has...
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28.11.2019 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I burned myself on the exhaust of a scooter the day before yesterday (see photos). We are currently on vacation in Bali and I would like to get back to the sea or pool as soon as possible. I have disinfected the wound and applied antibacterial cream ...
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23.05.2019 | answered by Hans-Jürgen Bartels
Hello,
I am currently in Vietnam. Today, I fell off my motorbike. I have open wounds on my knee and elbow, as well as abrasions. I was treated by a pharmacist who cleaned the wounds and treated them with iodine ointment. I am okay for the most part,...
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13.01.2019 | answered by Ralf von Seckendorff
Good evening.
I have been having a cold for three days and have had a runny nose for one day. This morning I was startled because my nose started running in the middle of the night and when I blew my nose, the tissue was full of blood. Now, approxim...
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17.11.2018 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Good morning,
I have had these raised redness on my neck for 2-3 days. The cause is unknown. The area is sensitive to touch, but not otherwise painful. It has not changed in size or appearance in the last 1-2 days. About 4 cm below, a lymph node is s...
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06.11.2018 | answered by Achim Reither
On August 30th, I got detergent in my eyes. I was then in continuous treatment with my eye doctor. He diagnosed me with a severe Sicca syndrome (dry eye). The therapy includes switching eye drops every 2 to 3 hours (HYLO Gel and Eibe HYLO Gel ointmen...
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29.09.2018 | answered by Christian Welsch
Hello, I received an eye ointment from a doctor that I should put in my ear to help loosen earwax. I accidentally put the wrong eye ointment in my ear and now I can hardly hear anything because the ointment is not coming out easily. It is posiformin ...
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07.09.2018 | answered by Ellen Lung
Last week I was at the eye clinic in Austria because I had burned my eyes with laundry detergent. In the meantime, I have been to the eye doctor twice. Today I was at my eye doctor and received something for eyelid care. While showering today, 3 eyel...
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26.08.2017 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello,
I often have neck pain and sometimes use diclointment for it. Today I went to the hairdresser and he cleaned my neck with a razor blade. This caused razor burn. Since my neck pain was back, I applied diclointment to it. It started burning af...
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04.12.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I have small reddened areas at the urethral opening (on the right below the actual opening). I am female, 59 years old, with no previous illnesses. There is no blood in my urine, no pain, just a slight feeling of tenderness. Could this be a urinary t...
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22.10.2016 | answered by Christian Welsch
Hello, my ear has been itching for a long time. I have already been to various ENT doctors. No inflammation. What could it be then? What can I do? Best regards
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19.07.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello,
I (34, male) am currently in India for work. The city is Pune, in the state of Maharashtra. It is developed and urban. Currently, it is the rainy season here, so it is humid and partly muggy.
1.5 weeks ago, I had a viral illness with fever, c...
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30.05.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Good day,
For 2 months now I have been suffering from itching without a rash, pain, or visible "bite wounds". About 3 months ago, I got a puppy, which was infested with Demodex mites in numerous spots about 7 weeks ago (she received bravecto), and sh...
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05.05.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
I got a larger hematoma on my foreskin during intense intercourse.
I got some Heparin cream from the pharmacy and applied it.
Now my question: Do I need to be careful that the cream does not come into contact with the glans?
Thank you....
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17.03.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello,
I have had this condition on both feet for about 6 months. I went to a dermatologist who diagnosed it as psoriasis and treated me with Vobaderm, then 3 months later a general practitioner who thought it was eczema and referred me to a dermatol...
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23.01.2016 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
For 2 weeks now I have been in the Philippines (flight in business class, almost always with legs raised or fully stretched out, drinking a lot, but no heparin injections or travel stockings).
2 days after my arrival, I slightly bruised my tailbone ...
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20.10.2015 | answered by Christian Welsch
Dear Sir or Madam,
I wanted to ask if Octenisept gel and wound spray can be used on the anus/rectum in case of an anal fissure? Could this potentially lead to toxic problems through the rectal mucosa or enter the bloodstream through the fissure?
Be...
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04.08.2015 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Small white yellow pimples on the lacrimal caruncle
Hello, I have been having problems with my eyes for 2 months now. At first, only a small blood vessel was visible and occasionally disappeared when rubbed. Then the eye became increasingly red. I e...
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26.02.2015 | answered by Ive Dr. Schaaf
Hello! I have a fungus on my penis.. Red spots that are uncomfortable and a bit painful. I also had a fungal infection when I was younger at the age of 18 but I can only vaguely remember how to treat it correctly myself... Back then I went to the doc...
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09.10.2014 | answered by Frauke Gehring
In September, I was at the skin clinic in Stuttgart. I was apparently treated with Advantan (cortisone) for a year mistakenly. The doctor there said he thinks I have rosacea or perioral dermatitis. But having it on my forehead also points to rosacea....
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16.06.2014 | answered by Frauke Gehring
Hello,
about 4 weeks ago, I had a simple cold (viral) that lasted for 10 days. Then I suddenly had deep yellow mucus in my sinuses, some pressure on my eye, and briefly also pain in my frontal sinuses... typical sinusitis. I went to the ENT doctor, ...
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14.06.2014 | answered by Christian Welsch
I have had a strong redness around the anus with itching at night for over a year. Additionally, from time to time, there is a wound on the lower scrotum similar to a cut (at the base near the anus). All creams and ointments have been unsuccessful. I...
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