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Torkil Menné is affiliated with Copenhagen University Hospital in Denmark and has a research focus mainly in the field of medicine, with a particular specialization in dermatology. Their work spans several subfields including dermatology, public health, environmental and occupational health, immunology and allergy, psychiatry and mental health, and plant science.

The scientist's research topics broadly cover:

  • Contact dermatitis and allergies
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Allergic rhinitis and sensitization
  • Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome research
  • Pesticide exposure and toxicity
  • Dermatology and skin diseases
  • Oral health pathology and treatment

Torkil Menné has published extensively, with a significant number of papers appearing in the journal Contact Dermatitis. They have also published in the Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. Key recent papers include:

  • "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)
  • "Degree of employment, sick leave, and costs following notification of occupational contact dermatitis-A register-based study" (2020, Contact Dermatitis)
  • "Occupational contact dermatitis among young people in Denmark - A survey of causes and long-term consequences" (2022, Contact Dermatitis)
  • "Incidence rates of occupational contact dermatitis in Denmark between 2007 and 2018: A population-based study" (2021, Contact Dermatitis)
  • "The epidemic of contact allergy to methylisothiazolinone-An analysis of Danish consecutive patients patch tested between 2005 and 2019" (2020, Contact Dermatitis)

Frequent collaborators with Torkil Menné include:

  • Jeanne D. Johansen
  • Ulrik F. Friis
  • Jojo B. Dietz
  • Harald William Meyer
  • Sven Viskum

The primary venue for their scholarly output is Contact Dermatitis, where they have contributed 16 publications. Their broader expertise also spans public health, environmental and occupational health issues, as well as immunological and allergic conditions related to dermatology and occupational exposures.

Best Publications

  • The epidemiology of contact allergy in the general population – prevalence and main findings

    Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen;Allan Linneberg;Torkil Menné;Jeanne Duus Johansen

  • The epidemiology of hand eczema in the general population – prevalence and main findings*

    Jacob P. Thyssen;Jeanne D. Johansen;Allan Linneberg;Torkil Menné

  • Textbook of Contact Dermatitis

    Richard J. G. Rycroft;Torkil Menné;Peter J. Frosch

  • Metal Allergy-A Review on Exposures, Penetration, Genetics, Prevalence, and Clinical Implications

    Jacob P. Thyssen;Torkil Menné

  • The baboon syndrome: systemically-induced allergic contact dermatitis*

    Klaus E. Andersen;Niels Hjorth;Torkil Menné

  • Allergic contact sensitization in an unselected Danish population. The Glostrup Allergy Study, Denmark.

    N H Nielsen;T Menné

  • Nickel, chromium and cobalt in consumer products: revisiting safe levels in the new millennium

    David A. Basketter;Gianni Angelini;Arieh Ingber;Petra S. Kern

  • Changes in the pattern of sensitization to common contact allergens in Denmark between 1985-86 and 1997-98, with a special view to the effect of preventive strategies

    J.duus Johansen;T. Menné;J. Christophersen;K. Kaaber

  • Monitoring levels of preservative sensitivity in Europe. A 10-year overview (1991-2000).

    J D Wilkinson;S Shaw;Klaus Ejner Andersen;F M Brandao

  • Allergic contact sensitization in an adult danish population: two cross-sectional surveys eight years apart (The Copenhagen Allergy Study)

    Niels Henrik Nielsen;Allan Linneberg;Torkil Menné;Flemming Madsen

  • Decrease in nickel sensitization in a Danish schoolgirl population with ears pierced after implementation of a nickel-exposure regulation.

    Christian Stab Jensen;S Lisby;O Baadsgaard;A Vølund

  • Hypersensitivity reactions to metallic implants - diagnostic algorithm and suggested patch test series for clinical use.

    Peter C Schalock;Torkil Menné;Jeanne D Johansen;James S Taylor

  • Reduced frequency of nickel allergy upon oral nickel contact at an early age.

    I. M. W. Hoogstraten;K. E. Andersen;B. M. E. Blomberg;D. Boden

  • Nickel allergy and allergic contact dermatitis: A clinical review of immunology, epidemiology, exposure, and treatment.

    Malin G Ahlström;Jacob P Thyssen;Michael Wennervaldt;Torkil Menné

  • Risk factors influencing the development of hand eczema in a population-based twin sample.

    L.E. Bryld;Charlotte Hindsberger;K.O. Kyvik;T. Agner

  • Further important sensitizers in patients sensitive to fragrances.

    Peter J Frosch;J D Johansen;T Menné;Claudia Pirker

  • Patch testing with fragrances: results of a multicenter study of the European Environmental and Contact Dermatitis Research Group with 48 frequently used constituents of perfumes.

    P J Frosch;B Pilz;Klaus Ejner Andersen;D Burrows

  • Formaldehyde-releasers: relationship to formaldehyde contact allergy. Contact allergy to formaldehyde and inventory of formaldehyde-releasers

    Anton C. de Groot;Mari-ann Flyvholm;Gerda Lensen;Torkil Menne

  • Patch test reactivity to nickel alloys.

    T. Menné;F. Brandrup;K. Thestrup-Pedersen;N. K. Veien

  • Patch testing with a new fragrance mix detects additional patients sensitive to perfumes and missed by the current fragrance mix.

    Peter J Frosch;Claudia Pirker;Suresh C Rastogi;Klaus E Andersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Jeanne D. Johansen
Jeanne D. Johansen Copenhagen University Hospital
Jacob P. Thyssen
Jacob P. Thyssen University of Copenhagen
Klaus Ejner Andersen
Klaus Ejner Andersen University of Southern Denmark
Allan Linneberg
Allan Linneberg University of Copenhagen
Ian R. White
Ian R. White University College London
Lone Skov
Lone Skov University of Copenhagen
Howard I. Maibach
Howard I. Maibach University of California, San Francisco
Wolfgang Uter
Wolfgang Uter University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Peter Østrup Jensen
Peter Østrup Jensen University of Copenhagen
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen

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