210:. Genetics, diagnostic and treatment of malignant skin tumours are also in the focus of his scientific work. Kapp participated in the development of national and European guidelines on allergy. He was clinical investigator in various clinical studies as well as study director of national and European clinical multicenter studies in the field of dermatology and allergy as well as conductor and coordinator of various in vitro studies in the field of inflammation research and allergy.
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Effects of New Antitumor Drugs: Clinical Features and Management. Dtsch Ärztebl Int 109:133-140 (2012)
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Angioedema. In: Mahmoudi M (ed) Allergy & Asthma – Practical diagnosis and management. Mc Graw Hill - Lange, New York, pp 84–94, 2007
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of inflammatory skin diseases, particularly atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. His main focus in allergy research is in the field of insect allergies and allergic
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Dermatologie und Allergologie. Allergo J 29:62-63 (2020)
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Wedi B, Kapp A: Angio-oedema and urticaria. In: Custovic A, Platts-Mills TAE (eds) Managing
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Diagnosis and Graded. Therapy of Atopic Dermatitis. Dtsch Ärztebl Int 111:509-520 (2014)
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until his retirement in 2022. He is known for his work in the field of pathophysiology of inflammatory skin diseases (
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