Allergy
By- Stephen Holgate, MD, DSc, FRCP, FRCPE, MRC, Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, Southampton General Hospital School of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Martin Church, MPharm, PhD, DSc, FAAAAI, Professor of Immunopharmacology, Charité Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany Emeritus Professor of Immunopharmacology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
- Fernando Martinez, MD, Regents' Professor, Director, Arizona Respiratory Center, Director, BIO5 Institute, Tucson AZ, USA Swift-McNear Professor of Pediatrics, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ, USA
- Lawrence Lichtenstein, MD, PhD, Professor of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine; Director, Johns Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, MD
This comprehensive, clinically oriented full-color resource offers you a wealth of detailed information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergic diseases from asthma to urticaria. Thoroughly updated to reflect today's knowledge, this 3rd Edition features all of the latest developments in allergy and immunology. Plus, a consistent, logical organization puts vital information at your fingertips.
Audience
Allergists, internal medicine, family practice, and primary care physicians
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Published: September 2006
Imprint: Mosby
ISBN: 978-0-323-03227-8
Contents
- Section 1: Clinical Section
1. Principles of allergy diagnosis
2. Asthma
3. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
4. Rhinitis
5. Conjunctivitis
6. Urticaria
7. Atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis
8. Gastrointestinal allergy
9. Occupational allergy
10. Drug allergy
11. Anaphylaxis
12. Immunotherapy
13. Paediatric allergy
Section 2: Basic Mechanisms Section
14. The genetic basis of allergic disease
15. Early life origins of allergy and asthma
16. Epidemiology of allergic disease
17. Allergens and pollutants
18. IgE structure, receptors and signalling
19. Antigen presentation and IgE synthesis
20. Cytokines, chemokines and adhesion proteins
21. Effector cells of allergy
22. Cellular and mediator mechanisms of the early-phase response
23. Cellular and mediator mechanisms of the allergic inflammation
24. Drugs for the treatment of allergic disease
Index
