Allergy Frontiers:Clinical Manifestations (eBook)

Ruby Pawankar, Stephen T. Holgate, Lanny J. Rosenwasser (Herausgeber)

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2009 | 2009
XXII, 511 Seiten
Springer Tokyo (Verlag)
978-4-431-88317-3 (ISBN)

Infos

When I entered the field of allergy in the early 1970s, the standard textbook was a few hundred pages, and the specialty was so compact that texts were often authored entirely by a single individual and were never larger than one volume. Compare this with Allergy Frontiers: Epigenetics, Allergens, and Risk Factors, the present s- volume text with well over 150 contributors from throughout the world. This book captures the explosive growth of our specialty since the single-author textbooks referred to above. The unprecedented format of this work lies in its meticulous attention to detail yet comprehensive scope. For example, great detail is seen in manuscripts dealing with topics such as 'Exosomes, naturally occurring minimal antigen presenting units' and 'Neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1), an asthma susceptibility gene.' The scope is exemplified by the unique approach to disease entities normally dealt with in a single chapter in most texts. For example, anaphylaxis, a topic usually confined to one chapter in most textbooks, is given five chapters in Allergy Frontiers. This approach allows the text to employ multiple contributors for a single topic, giving the reader the advantage of being introduced to more than one vi- point regarding a single disease.

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When I entered the field of allergy in the early 1970s, the standard textbook was a few hundred pages, and the specialty was so compact that texts were often authored entirely by a single individual and were never larger than one volume. Compare this with Allergy Frontiers: Epigenetics, Allergens, and Risk Factors, the present s- volume text with well over 150 contributors from throughout the world. This book captures the explosive growth of our specialty since the single-author textbooks referred to above. The unprecedented format of this work lies in its meticulous attention to detail yet comprehensive scope. For example, great detail is seen in manuscripts dealing with topics such as "e;Exosomes, naturally occurring minimal antigen presenting units"e; and "e;Neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1), an asthma susceptibility gene."e; The scope is exemplified by the unique approach to disease entities normally dealt with in a single chapter in most texts. For example, anaphylaxis, a topic usually confined to one chapter in most textbooks, is given five chapters in Allergy Frontiers. This approach allows the text to employ multiple contributors for a single topic, giving the reader the advantage of being introduced to more than one vi- point regarding a single disease.

Inhalt

Foreword 5
Preface 11
Contents 13
Contributors 16
Allergic Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis: Update on Pathophysiology 22
Allergic Conjunctivitis: Update on Its Pathophysiology and Perspectives for Future Treatment 45
Non-allergic Rhinitis 69
Nasal Polyposis: A Model of Chronic Airways Inflammation 86
The Nonallergic Rhinitis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 99
Epigenetics Chapter: The Role of Allergy in Chronic Rhinosinusitis 116
Otitis Media and Sinusitis 133
Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Link 145
Common Colds and Respiratory Viruses: Impact on Allergy and Asthma 157
Cold, Dry Air, and Hyperosmolar Challenges in Rhinitis 172
Mechanisms of Mucus Induction in Asthma 187
Mechanisms of Cough in Asthma and Allergic Airway Disease 200
Airway Hyperresponsiveness: Inflammatory Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects 215
Mechanisms of Nocturnal Asthma 239
Severe Asthma in Adults: Pathology to Clinical Aspects 259
Exercise-Induced Asthma: Clinical Manifestations 273
Aspirin-Sensitive Asthma 283
Airway Remodeling in Asthma and Therapeutic Implications 298
Occupational Asthma and Its Relationship to Occupational Rhinitis 314
Non-atopic Asthma: A Continuing Enigma 332
Asthma in the Athlete 342
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis 362
Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis 378
Drug Hypersensitivity: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis 389
Immunological Principles of Drug Hypersensitivity 403
Food Allergy: Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations 421
Lactose and Fructose Intolerance 441
Insect Sting Allergy in Adults 458
Fungal Allergy as Yet Unsolved 479
Latex Allergy: Clinical Manifestations 494
Index 516

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.3.2009
• Reihe/Serie: Allergy Frontiers
• Reihe/Serie: Allergy Frontiers
• Zusatzinfo: XXII, 511 p.
• Verlagsort: Tokyo
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Innere Medizin
• Themenwelt: Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Infektiologie / Immunologie
• Schlagworte: allergy • Asthma • Atmen • Diseases • Genetics • immunology • inflammation • Pathology • pathophysiology • Physiology • Sleep
• ISBN-10: 4-431-88317-7 / 4431883177
• ISBN-13: 978-4-431-88317-3 / 9784431883173