Karin Schallreuter Explained

Karin Uta Schallreuter is a German-born medical scientist, and emerita professor for Clinical and Experimental Dermatology at the University of Bradford, England.^[1] She has researched the fields of vitiligo and eczema.

She has a medical degree from the University of Hamburg and did post-doctoral research at the University of Minnesota, before being appointed Professor for Clinical and Experimental Dermatology at the University of Bradford in 1995.

Her research led to the development of pseudocatalase cream for the treatment of vitiligo.^{[2] [3]} She led the Institute for Pigmentary Disorders in Greifswald, Germany, associated with the University of Greifswald, which offered treatments for vitiligo including trips to Jordan for a three-week treatment combining use of this cream with climatotherapy in the UVB-rich climate of Jordan. The institute closed on 1 January 2021 for economic reasons.^{[4] [5]}

Selected publications

• Schallreuter . Karin U. . Moore . Jeremy . Wood . John M. . Beazley . Wayne D. . Gaze . David C. . Tobin . Desmond J. . Marshall . Harriet S. . Panske . Angela . Panzig . Eberhard . Hibberts . Nigel A. . In Vivo and In Vitro Evidence for Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) Accumulation in the Epidermis of Patients with Vitiligo and its Successful Removal by a UVB-Activated Pseudocatalase . Journal of Investigative Dermatology Symposium Proceedings . September 1999 . 4 . 1 . 91–96 . 10.1038/sj.jidsp.5640189 . 10537016 . 2. free .
• Schallreuter . Karin U. . Krüger . Christian . Würfel . Brigitte A. . Panske . Angela . Wood . John M. . From basic research to the bedside: efficacy of topical treatment with pseudocatalase PC-KUS in 71 children with vitiligo . International Journal of Dermatology . July 2008 . 47 . 7 . 743–753 . 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2008.03660.x. 18613887 . 23531285 . 2.

External links

• Schallreuter's patents at Justia
  • research.com profile

Notes and References

1. Web site: Charles Seminar Series 2021-22, Karin Schallreuter: Vitiligo: From bench to bedside . www.ucd.ie . UCD Charles Institute of Dermatology . 3 October 2022.
2. Dahl . Mark V. . Pseudocatalase and Vitiligo . NEJM Journal Watch . 15 August 2008 . 3 October 2022.
3. Bakis-Petsoglou . S. . Le Guay . J L . Wittal . R . 2. A randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial of pseudocatalase cream and narrowband ultraviolet B in the treatment of vitiligo. . British Journal of Dermatology . 2009 . 161 . 4 . 910–917 . 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2009.09252.x . 19523170 . 23487507 . 3 October 2022 . en.
4. News: Doctor finds skin disorder cure in the Dead Sea! . 3 October 2022 . Bradford Telegraph and Argus . 21 March 2002 . en.
5. Web site: Dead Sea Archives . Simon's Vitiligo Blog . 3 October 2022.
   Web site: Letter to patients . Institute for Pigmentary Disorders . 3 October 2022 . October 2020.
   Web site: Letter to patients . Institute for Pigmentary Disorders . 3 October 2022 . November 2020. We are stopping because the economic situation in these times forces us to do so.