Allergy Frontiers:Clinical Manifestations

von: Ruby Pawankar, Stephen T. Holgate, Lanny J. Rosenwasser

Springer-Verlag, 2009

ISBN: 9784431883173 , 511 Seiten

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Allergy Frontiers:Clinical Manifestations


 

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