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Thomas Ruzicka is affiliated with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München in Germany and has contributed extensively to research in the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Dermatology. Their work spans several subfields including Dermatology, Epidemiology, Periodontics, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Rheumatology.

Their research covers a range of main topics such as:

  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Autoimmune Bullous Skin Diseases
  • Medicine and Dermatology Studies History
  • Cutaneous lymphoproliferative disorders research
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Nail Diseases and Treatments
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Thomas Ruzicka include:

  • Miklós Sárdy
  • Lars E. French
  • Daniela Hartmann
  • Işın Sinem Bağci
  • Rui Aoki

Prominent publication venues that have featured their work multiple times are:

  • Der Hautarzt
  • Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Journal of Biophotonics
  • Experimental Dermatology
  • Dermatologic Therapy

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Thomas Ruzicka include:

  • European S1 guidelines on the management of lichen planus: a cooperation of the European Dermatology Forum with the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, 2020, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • NNT mediates redox-dependent pigmentation via a UVB- and MITF-independent mechanism, 2021, Cell
  • Efficacy and safety of a novel mucoadhesive clobetasol patch for treatment of erosive oral lichen planus: A phase 2 randomized clinical trial, 2021, Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine
  • Investigation of gamma secretase gene complex mutations in German population with Hidradenitis suppurativa designate a complex polygenic heritage, 2021, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Immunofluorescence and histopathological assessment using ex vivo confocal laser scanning microscopy in lichen planus, 2020, Journal of Biophotonics

Best Publications

  • Severity Scoring of Atopic Dermatitis: The SCORAD Index

    K.U. Schallreuter;Ch. Levenig;J. Berger;J. Umbert

  • Hypertrophic Scarring and Keloids: Pathomechanisms and Current and Emerging Treatment Strategies

    Gerd G. Gauglitz;Hans C. Korting;Tatiana Pavicic;Thomas Ruzicka

  • Adverse Effects of Topical Glucocorticosteroids

    Ulrich R. Hengge;Thomas Ruzicka;Robert A. Schwartz;Michael J. Cork

  • IL-31: A new link between T cells and pruritus in atopic skin inflammation

    Eniko Sonkoly;Anja Muller;Antti I. Lauerma;Andor Pivarcsi

  • CCL27-CCR10 interactions regulate T cell-mediated skin inflammation.

    Bernhard Homey;Harri Alenius;Anja Müller;Hortensia Soto

  • A short-term trial of tacrolimus ointment for atopic dermatitis. European Tacrolimus Multicenter Atopic Dermatitis Study Group

    Thomas Ruzicka;Thomas Bieber;Erwin Schöpf;Andris Rubins

  • Up-Regulation of Macrophage Inflammatory Protein-3α/CCL20 and CC Chemokine Receptor 6 in Psoriasis

    Bernhard Homey;Marie-Caroline Dieu-Nosjean;Andrea Wiesenborn;Catherine Massacrier

  • Cytokines and chemokines orchestrate atopic skin inflammation

    Bernhard Homey;Martin Steinhoff;Thomas Ruzicka;Donald Y.M. Leung

  • Anti-interleukin-31 receptor a antibody for atopic dermatitis

    Thomas Ruzicka;Jon M. Hanifin;Masutaka Furue;Grazyna Pulka

  • Safety and Efficacy of 1 Year of Tacrolimus Ointment Monotherapy in Adults With Atopic Dermatitis

    Sakari Reitamo;Andreas Wollenberg;Erwin Schöpf;Jean Luc Perrot

  • Proapoptotic signaling induced by RIG-I and MDA-5 results in type I interferon–independent apoptosis in human melanoma cells

    Robert Besch;Hendrik Poeck;Tobias Hohenauer;Daniela Senft

  • Singlet Oxygen Mediates the UVA-induced Generation of the Photoaging-associated Mitochondrial Common Deletion

    Mark Berneburg;Susanne Grether-Beck;Viola Kürten;Thomas Ruzicka

  • Cytosolic DNA Triggers Inflammasome Activation in Keratinocytes in Psoriatic Lesions

    Yvonne Dombrowski;Mark Peric;Sarah Koglin;Claudia Kammerbauer

  • Somatic mutations in the PTCH, SMOH, SUFUH and TP53 genes in sporadic basal cell carcinomas

    J. Reifenberger;M. Wolter;C. B. Knobbe;B. Köhler

  • Update on Kaposi's sarcoma and other HHV8 associated diseases. Part 1: epidemiology, environmental predispositions, clinical manifestations, and therapy.

    Ulrich R Hengge;Thomas Ruzicka;Stephen K Tyring;Martin Stuschke

  • Mutations in the human homologue of the Drosophila segment polarity gene patched (PTCH) in sporadic basal cell carcinomas of the skin and primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the central nervous system

    Marietta Wolter;Julia Reifenberger;Clemens Sommer;Thomas Ruzicka

  • Efficacy and safety of oral alitretinoin (9-cis retinoic acid) in patients with severe chronic hand eczema refractory to topical corticosteroids: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicentre trial

    T Ruzicka;C. W Lynde;G. B. E Jemec;T Diepgen

  • Cutting Edge: The Orphan Chemokine Receptor G Protein-Coupled Receptor-2 (GPR-2, CCR10) Binds the Skin-Associated Chemokine CCL27 (CTACK/ALP/ILC)

    Bernhard Homey;Wei Wang;Hortensia Soto;Matthew E. Buchanan

  • Epigenetic silencing of the PTEN gene in melanoma.

    Alireza Mirmohammadsadegh;Alessandra Marini;Sandeep Nambiar;Mohamed Hassan

  • Enzyme plus light therapy to repair DNA damage in ultraviolet-B-irradiated human skin.

    Helger Stege;Len Roza;Arie A. Vink;Markus Grewe

Frequent Co-Authors

Carola Berking
Carola Berking Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Lajos Kemény
Lajos Kemény University of Szeged
Bernhard Homey
Bernhard Homey Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Andreas Wollenberg
Andreas Wollenberg Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Johannes Ring
Johannes Ring Technical University of Munich
Alexander Kapp
Alexander Kapp Hannover Medical School
Jörg C. Prinz
Jörg C. Prinz Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Jean Krutmann
Jean Krutmann Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Bernhard Przybilla
Bernhard Przybilla Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Thomas A. Luger
Thomas A. Luger University of Münster

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