[Bullous pemphigoid induced by cancer immunotherapy].

Bullous pemphigoid is the most frequent autoimmune bullous dermatosis. Cases induced by immune checkpoint inhibitors have been described. This antitumor immunotherapy changed the treatment of several malignant tumors, especially melanoma and non-small cell lung-cancer.

[The internal medicine articles that struck us the most in 2017].

2017 has continued to bring important progress in all areas of internal medicine, impacting our daily practice. From bedside screening for beta-lactam allergies, to statins as primary prevention in the elderly, SGLT2 inhibitors in heart failure, azithromycin in severe asthmatics and tofacitinib in ulcero-haemorrhagic recto-colitis, internal medicine journals are full of novelties. Every year, the chief residents of the CHUV internal medicine ward meet up to share their readings: here is their selection of eleven articles, chosen, summarized and commented for you.

[What is new in 2016 for the specialist in hospital internal medicine?].

The year 2016 was rich in significant advances in all areas of internal medicine. Many of them have an impact on our daily practice in general internal medicine. From the treatment of NSTEMI in population older than 80, to new sepsis and septic shock criteria to antidotes of new oral anticoagulants, this selection offers to the readers a brief overview of the major advances.