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Overview

Thomas Werfel is affiliated with Hannover Medical School in Germany and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, particularly focusing on immunology, allergy, and dermatology. Their research spans multiple subfields, including Immunology and Allergy, Dermatology, Physiology, Immunology, and Rheumatology, with a total of 326 publications recorded in these areas.

The main topics covered in their work include Dermatology and Skin Diseases, Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Research, Asthma and Respiratory Diseases, Urticaria and Related Conditions, IL-33, ST2, and ILC Pathways, and Contact Dermatitis and Allergies.

Thomas Werfel has coauthored publications with several frequent collaborators, among them Stephan Weidinger, Andreas Wollenberg, Annice Heratizadeh, Jochen Schmitt, and Margitta Worm.

Their prominent publication venues demonstrate a focus on dermatology and allergy research. These venues include the Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology, JDDG Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, Allergy, Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and the Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Selected recent papers by Thomas Werfel include:

  • ETFAD/EADV Eczema task force 2020 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults and children, 2020, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Safety and efficacy of upadacitinib in combination with topical corticosteroids in adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD Up): results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • European guideline (EuroGuiDerm) on atopic eczema: part I - systemic therapy, 2022, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • European guideline (EuroGuiDerm) on atopic eczema - part II: non-systemic treatments and treatment recommendations for special AE patient populations, 2022, Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
  • EAACI guidelines on the diagnosis of IgE-mediated food allergy, 2023, Allergy

Best Publications

  • EAACI Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Guidelines: diagnosis and management of food allergy

    A. Muraro;T. Werfel;K. Hoffmann-Sommergruber;G. Roberts;G. Roberts;G. Roberts

  • Consensus-based European guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in adults and children: part I.

    A Wollenberg;S Barbarot;T Bieber;S Christen-Zaech

  • Anaphylaxis: guidelines from the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

    A. Muraro;G. Roberts;M. Worm;M. B. Bilo

  • Diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in children and adults: European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology/American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology/PRACTALL Consensus Report

    C A Akdis;M Akdis;T Bieber;C Bindslev-Jensen

  • Guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) part I.

    J. Ring;A. Alomar;T. Bieber;M. Deleuran

  • Standardizing double-blind, placebo-controlled oral food challenges: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology-European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology PRACTALL consensus report

    Hugh A. Sampson;Roy Gerth van Wijk;Carsten Bindslev-Jensen;Scott Sicherer

  • Consensus‐based European guidelines for treatment of atopic eczema (atopic dermatitis) in adults and children: part II

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  • Standardization of food challenges in patients with immediate reactions to foods--position paper from the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology.

    C. Bindslev-Jensen;B. K. Ballmer-Weber;U. Bengtsson;C. Blanco

  • International consensus on allergy immunotherapy

    Marek Jutel;Ioana Agache;Sergio Bonini;A. Wesley Burks

  • The epidemiology of food allergy in Europe: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

    B I Nwaru;L Hickstein;S S Panesar;A Muraro

  • Cellular and molecular immunologic mechanisms in patients with atopic dermatitis

    Thomas Werfel;Jean-Pierre Allam;Tilo Biedermann;Kilian Eyerich

  • Age related, structured educational programmes for the management of atopic dermatitis in children and adolescents: multicentre, randomised controlled trial

    Doris Staab;Thomas L Diepgen;Manigé Fartasch;Jörg Kupfer

  • ETFAD/EADV Eczema task force 2015 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in adult and paediatric patients.

    A. Wollenberg;Arnold Oranje;M. Deleuran;D. Simon

  • European guideline (EuroGuiDerm) on atopic eczema: part I – systemic therapy

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  • ETFAD/EADV eczema task force 2009 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis

    U. Darsow;A. Wollenberg;D. Simon;A. Taïeb

  • Staphylococcus aureus: colonizing features and influence of an antibacterial treatment in adults with atopic dermatitis

    Breuer K;HAussler S;Kapp A;Werfel T

  • ETFAD/EADV Eczema task force 2020 position paper on diagnosis and treatment of atopic dermatitis in adults and children

    A. Wollenberg;S. Christen-Zäch;A. Taieb;Carle Paul

  • Increasing Comorbidities Suggest that Atopic Dermatitis Is a Systemic Disorder.

    Patrick M. Brunner;Jonathan I. Silverberg;Emma Guttman-Yassky;Amy S. Paller

  • Anti-IL-5 recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody (Mepolizumab) for the treatment of atopic dermatitis

    J. M. Oldhoff;U. Darsow;T. Werfel;K. Katzer

  • Safety and efficacy of upadacitinib in combination with topical corticosteroids in adolescents and adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD Up): results from a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial.

    Kristian Reich;Henrique D Teixeira;Marjolein de Bruin-Weller;Thomas Bieber

  • Evidence that Singlet Oxygen-induced Human T Helper Cell Apoptosis Is the Basic Mechanism of Ultraviolet-A Radiation Phototherapy

    Akimichi Morita;Thomas Werfel;Helger Stege;Constanze Ahrens

  • Usefulness of specific immunotherapy in patients with atopic dermatitis and allergic sensitization to house dust mites: a multi‐centre, randomized, dose–response study

    T. Werfel;K. Breuer;F. Ruéff;B. Przybilla

  • Allergen-induced asthmatic responses modified by a GATA3-specific DNAzyme.

    Norbert Krug;Jens M Hohlfeld;Anne-Marie Kirsten;Oliver Kornmann

  • The prevalence of positive reactions in the atopy patch test with aeroallergens and food allergens in subjects with atopic eczema: a European multicenter study.

    U. Darsow;J. Laifaoui;K. Kerschenlohr;A. Wollenberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander Kapp
Alexander Kapp Hannover Medical School
Margitta Worm
Margitta Worm Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ralf Gutzmer
Ralf Gutzmer Hannover Medical School
Miriam Wittmann
Miriam Wittmann University of Leeds
Thomas Fuchs
Thomas Fuchs University of Göttingen
Torsten Zuberbier
Torsten Zuberbier Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Ludger Klimek
Ludger Klimek Ghent University
Bodo Niggemann
Bodo Niggemann Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Tilo Biedermann
Tilo Biedermann Technical University of Munich
Ulf Darsow
Ulf Darsow Technical University of Munich

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