Kanerva’s Occupational Dermatology

The editors are leading physicians and researchers in the field of occupational dermatology and contact dermatitis.Prof. Dr. Swen Malte John heads the department of dermatology, environmental medicine and theory of healthcare at Osnabrück University. He is also chair of the European Standards on Prevention of Occupational Skin Diseases Network, which is a cooperation of institutions in 26 countries funded by the European Cooperation in Science and Technology in order to coordinate activities relevant for OSD prevention on an European level.Dr. Thomas Rustemeyer worked as clinical fellow in dermatology and allergology at hospitals in Germany and the Netherlands. He currently works as dermato-allergologist at the University Medical Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.Prof. Dr. Peter Elsner is director of the division of dermatology and dermatological allergology at the university hospital in Jena, Germany. His research is focused amongst others on dermatological disease models, the pharmacology of skin irritants, the prevention of occupational dermatoses and information processing in dermatology.Prof. Dr. Howard I. Maibach is one of the leading US-American dermatologists. He has written and lectured extensively on dermatotoxicology (the toxicity to man from skin exposure) and dermatopharmacology (the treatment of skin diseases). Dr. Maibach has been on the editorial boards of over 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies. When seeing patients he mostly provides second opinions on allergic contact dermatitis.

• General Aspects.- Clinical Aspects.- Causative Factors.- Diagnosis.- Therapy.- Prognosis.- Prevention.- Job Descriptions.- Chemistry and Concentrations of Patch Test Allergens.