Pawankar Allergy Frontiers:Clinical Manifestations

1. Auflage 2009
ISBN: 978-4-431-88317-3
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 511 Seiten

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pawankar, Ruby

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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