Allergy

Professor Stephen T. Holgate, Martin Church (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

336 Seiten

1992
Mosby (Verlag)
978-0-397-44725-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Divided into two sections, "Basic Mechanisms" and "Clinical Practice", this book introduces the reader to the mechanisms and principles of basic immunology and allergy before discussing in detail the clinical presentation, treatment and prognosis of allergic diseases.

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Illustrated in full colour, this book should become a very useful reference in the field. The book introduces the reader to the mechanisms and principles of basic immunology and allergy before dicussing in detail the clinical presentation, treatment and prognosis of allergic diseases. The consise yet comprehensive explanatory text is accompanied by carefully chosen colour photographs and specially designed illustrations to explain clearly the concepts discussed in the text. The book should be of interest to all students and physicians of allergy.

Inhalt

Part 1 Basic mechanisms: allergens, P. Thomson; IgE synthesis and its receptors, H. Gould; cytokine network in allergic disease, J. Denburg; activation mechanisms of mast cells and basophils, D. Kennerley; mast cells and basophil functions, M. Church and J. Caulfield; eosinophils, G. Gleich; macrophages and dendritic cells, T. Lee; platelets, R.J. Page; lymphocytes, A. Kay; neutrophils, C. Haslett. Part 2 Clinical practice: diagnostic tests for allergy, B. Weeke; asthma - classification and epidemiology, P. Burney; asthma - pathophysiology, S. Holgate; asthma - diagnosis, management and outcomes, A. Woolcock; anti-asthma drugs, M. Church; allergic alveolitis, J. Salvaggio; rhinitis - pathophysiology, R.S. Davies; rhinitis - diagnosis and treatment, U. Pipkorn; conjunctivitis - pathophysiology, S. Lightman; conjunctivitis - diagnosis and treatment, R. Buckely; urticaria - pathophysiology, T. Omerod; urticaria - diagnosis and treatment, F. Lawlor; eczema and contact dermatitis - pathophysiology, R. Barnetson and D.J. Gawdkrodger; eczema and contact dermatitis - diagnosis and treatment, R. Mackie; GI-allergic disease - pathophysiology, D. Robertson; GI-allergic disease - diagnosis and treatment, M. Lessor; anaphylaxis, A. Sheffer; drug allergy, F. Adkinson.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: 133 colour photographs, 46 b&w photographs, 247 colour illustrations, 40 x-rays, 118 tables
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 210 x 297 mm
• Gewicht: 1505 g
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Dermatologie
• ISBN-10: 0-397-44725-6 / 0397447256
• ISBN-13: 978-0-397-44725-1 / 9780397447251
• Zustand: Neuware