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Eleni Papakonstantinou

Private Dermatological Practice Hautärzte am Markt Dortmund

Dr. Eleni Papakonstantinou, MD, is a board-certified dermatologist-venereologist. She studied medicine at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece, and continued with her dermatology specialty at the University of Magdeburg and Hannover Medical School, Germany (2012–2017), where she completed her dissertation in 2016 with research work on atopic dermatitis in children. During this time, Dr. Papakonstantinou gained wide experience in the dermatological field with a special focus on the diagnosis and treatment of chronic inflammatory skin diseases and the prevention and treatment of melanocytic and non-melanocytic skin tumors. Her research interests include atopic dermatitis, pruritus, and the pathophysiology of blistering dermatoses. In addition to lectures at national and international congresses, Dr. Papakonstantinou has published more than thirty scientific papers in international medical journals and her work has been recognized with various prizes (poster prize of the German Dermatological Society, Leipzig, 2016), the Michael Hornstein Memorial Scholarship (EADV Athens 2016), and a travel grant (EAACI Vienna, 2016). Since 2017, she has been a specialist dermatologist-venereologist in Germany and a fellow of the European Board of Dermatology-Venereology (FEBDV). She is currently working as a specialist dermatologist in a dermatological practice in Dortmund, Germany, and she co-administrates an international dermatologic network, Wikiderm International, which is an online learning platform presenting news from the world of dermatology.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Eleni Papakonstantinou

This book presents the most current knowledge in the diagnosis and management of urticaria. It also examines the scientific aspects of currently available treatments as well as potential new options for managing severe forms of the disease. Written by international experts in the field, the book addresses those aspects of diagnosing and treating urticaria important for physicians in various specialties, including dermatology, allergy, internal medicine, and more.

Urticaria

Urticaria

Edited by Eleni Papakonstantinou

Chapters authored

Photodynamic Therapy and Skin Cancer

By Eleni Papakonstantinou, Florian Löhr and Ulrike Raap

Non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) is the most common type of cancer among white skin individuals worldwide with an increasing incidence over the last years. NMSC is mostly treated with surgical or non-invasive methods such as cryotherapy or topical chemotherapeutics. Over the last years, there has been a rapidly growing interest in the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) which is a well-tolerated, safe and effective alternative treatment option. PDT involves a photosensitizer, a light source and tissue oxygen and is based on a photo-oxidation reaction in the target tissue which results to a selective destruction of the cancer cells. PDT has been approved for treatment of actinic keratosis, Bowen’s disease and basal cell carcinoma in Europe. Off-label uses include treatment of invasive squamous cell carcinoma, cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, Kaposi’s sarcoma, Paget’s disease and prevention of recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma in organ-transplant recipients. Also combination of PDT with other treatment options such as cryotherapy, surgery and topical therapies has been reported with improved efficacy, tolerability and long-term results. Development of novel photosensitizers and light sources together with targeted delivery systems will increase specificity, efficiency and treatment field of PDT in the future. This chapter aims to give the reader an overview of the important applications of PDT, including indications, approved treatments, advantages and disadvantages of this method such as future trends.

Part of the book: Dermatologic Surgery and Procedures

Introductory Chapter: Urticaria - Meeting the Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge

By Eleni Papakonstantinou

Part of the book: Urticaria

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