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Environment and Skin

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Editors:
  1. Jean Krutmann

    1. IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany

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  2. Hans F. Merk

    1. Universitätsklinikum Aachen Klinik für Dermatologie u. Allergologie, Aachen, Germany

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  • Covers a wide range of skin disorders due to toxicants in the environment

  • Summarizes state of the art knowledge on the molecular basis of skin damage due to diverse noxae

  • Provides detailed information on contact allergy and contact urticaria

  • Describes the detrimental dermatological effects of exposure to air pollution and global climate change

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-v
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  2. Concepts and Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Barrier Skin

      • Hans F. Merk
      Pages 3-10

    3. Combined, Simultaneous Exposure to Radiation Within and Beyond the UV Spectrum: A Novel Approach to Better Understand Skin Damage by Natural Sunlight

      • Jean Krutmann, Kevin Sondenheimer, Susanne Grether-Beck, Thomas Haarmann-Stemmann
      Pages 11-16

    4. The Impact of Climate Change on Skin and Skin-Related Disease

      • Louise K. Andersen
      Pages 17-26

    5. Modern Skin Toxicity Testing Strategies

      • Susanne N. Kolle, Wera Teubner, Robert Landsiedel
      Pages 27-40

  3. Environmental Threats to the Skin

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 41-41
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    2. Contact Allergy

      • Stefan F. Martin
      Pages 43-49

    3. Contact Urticaria and Contact Urticaria Syndrome

      • Hans F. Merk
      Pages 51-55

    4. Risk Assessment for Contact Allergens

      • David A. Basketter
      Pages 57-65

    5. UV and Skin: Photocarcinogenesis

      • Allen S. W. Oak, Mohammad Athar, Nabiha Yusuf, Craig A. Elmets
      Pages 67-103

    6. Ambient Particulate Matter and Skin

      • Andrea Vierkötter, Jean Krutmann, Tamara Schikowski
      Pages 105-111

    7. POPs and Skin

      • M. M. Leijs, Janna G. Koppe, T. Kraus, J. M. Baron, H. F. Merk
      Pages 113-130
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About this book

​​This book is a rich source of information on skin disorders due to toxicants in the environment. State of the art knowledge is summarized concerning the molecular basis of skin damage caused by well-appreciated environmental noxae. The book also provides a uniquely comprehensive overview of the detrimental dermatological effects of exposure to air pollution and global climate change. A special focus is contact allergy, which, beyond representing a major problem in dermatotoxicology, serves as a prime example for the development of toxicological approaches to risk assessment. A further chapter is devoted to contact urticaria, a condition that can progress to life-threatening anaphylactic reactions. The novel information offered in this book will enable the reader to go beyond the traditional thinking of dermatotoxicology and achieve a modern appreciation of the highly complex interplay between skin and environment.

Editors and Affiliations

  • IUF – Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Jean Krutmann

  • Universitätsklinikum Aachen Klinik für Dermatologie u. Allergologie, Aachen, Germany

    Hans F. Merk

About the editors

Jean Krutmann is Professor of Dermatology and Environmental Medicine and Director of the Institut für Umweltmedizinische Forschung (Institute for Environmental Medical Research) at the Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf. His field of research is dermatotoxicology and immunodermatology, with special emphasis on environmentally induced skin diseases. He is author or co-author of more than 200 papers and the recipient of various awards.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Environment and Skin

  • Editors: Jean Krutmann, Hans F. Merk

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43102-4

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43100-0Published: 08 December 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-82739-1Published: 30 August 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-43102-4Published: 20 November 2017

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 130

  • Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Dermatology, Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine, Environmental Health

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