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Axel Schnuch is affiliated with the University of Göttingen in Germany. Their research primarily focuses on various aspects of medicine, with a significant concentration on dermatology and related fields.

Their work notably spans several subfields including dermatology, immunology and allergy, public health, environmental and occupational health, cell biology, and plant science.

Research topics that Axel Schnuch addresses include contact dermatitis and allergies, dermatology and skin diseases, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, occupational exposure and asthma, skin and cellular biology research, pesticide exposure and toxicity, and nail diseases and treatments.

They have contributed to the following recent papers:

  • A negative breakdown test in a fragrance mix I-positive patient does not rule out contact allergy to its fragrance constituents, 2021, Contact Dermatitis
  • Patch testing hydroperoxides of limonene and linalool in consecutive patients-Results of the IVDK 2018-2020, 2023, Contact Dermatitis
  • Hand eczema in young people: atopic dermatitis and beyond, 2021, British Journal of Dermatology
  • Benzoyl Peroxide's Sensitisation Potential and Potency in Experimental Methods and Review of Contact Allergy and Allergic Contact Dermatitis, 2025, Contact Dermatitis
  • Very late reactions in the patch test with fragrance mix I and oak moss absolute (Evernia prunastri, INCI): Data of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK), 2021, Contact Dermatitis

Axel Schnuch frequently collaborates with several co-authors, including Johannes Geier, Steffen Schubert, Timo Buhl, Elke Weißhaar, and Birger Kränke.

Their publications have appeared predominantly in the following venues:

  • Contact Dermatitis
  • British Journal of Dermatology

Best Publications

  • National rates and regional differences in sensitization to allergens of the standard series : Population-adjusted frequencies of sensitization (PAFS) in 40,000 patients from a multicenter study (IVDK)

    A. Schnuch;J. Geier;W. Uter;W. Uter;P.J. Frosch

  • Allergic contact dermatitis: epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, in vitro methods and regulatory aspects Current knowledge assembled at an international workshop at BfR, Germany

    M. Peiser;T. Tralau;J. Heidler;A. M. Api

  • Sensitization to 26 fragrances to be labelled according to current European regulation. Results of the IVDK and review of the literature.

    Axel Schnuch;Wolfgang Uter;Johannes Geier;Holger Lessmann

  • Epidemiology of contact allergy: an estimation of morbidity employing the clinical epidemiology and drug‐utilization research (CE‐DUR) approach

    A Schnuch;W Uter;J Geier;O Gefeller

  • Patch testing with preservatives, antimicrobials and industrial biocides. Results from a multicentre study

    A Schnuch;J Geier;W Uter;P J Frosch

  • Guidelines for the descriptive presentation and statistical analysis of contact allergy data

    Wolfgang Uter;Axel Schnuch;Olaf Gefeller

  • Contact allergy to fragrances: frequencies of sensitization from 1996 to 2002. Results of the IVDK*.

    Axel Schnuch;Holger Lessmann;Johannes Geier;Peter J. Frosch

  • The European baseline series in 10 European Countries, 2005/2006--results of the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies (ESSCA)

    Wolfgang Uter;Christiane Rämsch;Werner Aberer;Fabio Ayala

  • Patch testing with contact allergens

    Axel Schnuch;Werner Aberer;Monika Agathos;Detlef Becker

  • Contact allergy to preservatives. Analysis of IVDK data 1996–2009

    A. Schnuch;H. Lessmann;J. Geier;W. Uter

  • Recent increase in allergic reactions to methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone: is methylisothiazolinone the culprit.

    Johannes Geier;Holger Lessmann;Axel Schnuch;Wolfgang Uter

  • Surveillance of contact allergies: methods and results of the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK)

    A. Schnuch;J. Geier;H. Lessmann;R. Arnold

  • The European standard series in 9 European countries, 2002/2003 -- first results of the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergies.

    W. Uter;J. Hegewald;W. Aberer;F. Ayala

  • The positivity ratio--another parameter to assess the diagnostic quality of a patch test preparation.

    Johannes Geier;Wolfgang Uter;Holger Lessmann;Axel Schnuch

  • Epidemiology of contact dermatitis. The information network of Departments of Dermatology (IVDK) in Germany

    Wolfgang Uter;Axel Schnuch;Johannes Geier;Peter J. Frosch

  • Current patch test results with the European baseline series and extensions to it from the 'European Surveillance System on Contact Allergy' network, 2007-2008.

    Wolfgang Uter;Werner Aberer;José Carlos Armario-Hita;José M Fernandez-Vozmediano

  • Patch test results of the European baseline series among patients with occupational contact dermatitis across Europe - analyses of the European Surveillance System on Contact Allergy network, 2002-2010.

    Maria Pesonen;Riitta Jolanki;Francesca Larese Filon;Mark Wilkinson

  • Contact allergies in healthcare workers. Results from the IVDK

    Schnuch A;Uter W;Geier J;Frosch Pj

  • Frequency of contact allergy in German children and adolescents patch tested between 1995 and 2002: results from the Information Network of Departments of Dermatology and the German Contact Dermatitis Research Group.

    Guido Heine;Axel Schnuch;Wolfgang Uter;Margitta Worm

  • Occupational contact allergy in the building trade in Germany: influence of preventive measures and changing exposure

    Johannes Geier;Andrea Krautheim;Wolfgang Uter;Holger Lessmann

Frequent Co-Authors

Wolfgang Uter
Wolfgang Uter University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Johannes Geier
Johannes Geier University of Göttingen
Margitta Worm
Margitta Worm Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Werner Aberer
Werner Aberer University of Graz
Thomas L. Diepgen
Thomas L. Diepgen Heidelberg University
Thomas Werfel
Thomas Werfel Hannover Medical School
Peter Elsner
Peter Elsner Friedrich Schiller University Jena
Thomas Fuchs
Thomas Fuchs University of Göttingen
Hans F. Merk
Hans F. Merk RWTH Aachen University
Thomas Rustemeyer
Thomas Rustemeyer University of Amsterdam

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