Allergic skin diseases : a multidisciplinary approach / edited by Donald Y. M. Leung; Malcolm W. Greaves.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leung, Donald Y. M., 1949-

Greaves, M. W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allergy.

Skin--Diseases.

Skin.

Dermatitis, Allergic Contact.

Dermatitis, Atopic.

Skin Diseases.

Medical Subjects:

Dermatitis, Allergic Contact.

Dermatitis, Atopic.

Skin Diseases.

Physical Description:

x, 532 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Marcel Dekker, Inc., [2000]

Summary:

Contains 28 contributions by dermatologists, immunologists, pediatricians, and university-based and industrial researchers from Europe and North America, organized into three sections. The first addresses general principles, including the epidemiology and socioeconomic impact of allergic skin diseases, the molecular mechanisms of allergic skin responses, and the pathophysiology of pruritus. Part two focuses on specific skin diseases including atopic dermatitis, the physical urticarias, chronic actinic dermatitis, latex allergy, reactions to stinging and biting insects, drug-induced cutaneous reactions, and other problems. Management of allergic skin disease is addressed in the last section, with discussion of differential diagnosis of allergic skin disease, the role of food allergens, the role of the atopy patch test, and topical treatment of allergic skin disorders.

Contents:

1. Epidemiology and Socioeconomic Impact of Allergic Skin Diseases / Finn Schultz Larsen 1

2. Economic Evaluations in Allergic Skin Diseases / Rukmini Rajagopalan 21

3. Molecular Mechanisms of Allergic Skin Responses / Robert C. Fuhlbrigge, Thomas S. Kupper 29

4. Cellular Mechanisms of Allergic Skin Responses / Kefei Kang, Seth R. Stevens, Kevin D. Cooper 53

5. Adhesion Molecules and Their Role in Allergic Skin Diseases / Bruce S. Bochner, Lisa A. Beck 87

6. Pathophysiology of Pruritus / Malcolm W. Greaves 113

Part 2 Specific Allergic Skin Diseases

7. Atopic Dermatitis / Mark Boguniewicz, Donald Y. M. Leung 125

8. Urticaria and Angioedema / Malcolm W. Greaves 171

9. The Physical Urticarias / E. Frances Lawlor 195

10. Immunology of Allergic Contact Dermatitis / John McFadden 213

11. Chronic Actinic Dermatitis / Helene du Peloux Menage, John L. M. Hawk 223

12. Latex Allergy / James S. Taylor, Penpun Wattanakrai, B. Lauren Charous, Dennis Ownby 237

13. Reactions to Stinging and Biting Insects / Pamela W. Ewan 271

14. Cutaneous Vasculitis / Nicholas A. Soter 291

15. Drug-Induced Cutaneous Reactions / Rebecca S. Gruchalla, Vincent S. Beltrani 307

16. Mastocytosis / Cem Akin, Dean D. Metcalfe 337

17. Pathophysiology and Management of "Sensitive Skin" / Mary Steidl Matsui, Kenneth D. Marenus, Daniel H. Maes 353

Part 3 Management of Allergic Skin Disease

18. Differential Diagnosis of Allergic Skin Disease / Werner Aberer, Klaus Wolff 371

19. Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Allergic Skin Diseases / Roger T. Anderson, Jeffery S. McBride, Rukmini Rajagopalan 381

20. Evaluation of Allergic Contact Dermatitis / Yung-Hian Leow, Howard I. Maibach 395

21. Role of Food Allergens / Scott H. Sicherer, Hugh A. Sampson 403

22. Role of Inhalant Allergens in Atopic Dermatitis / Lisa M. Wheatley, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills 423

23. The Atopy Patch Test: Its Role in the Evaluation and Management of Atopic Eczema / Ulf Darsow, Johannes Ring 435

24. Role of Infection / Lone Skov, Ole Baadsgaard 449

25. Identifying the Causes of Urticaria / Richard W. Weber 463

26. Antihistamines (H[subscript 1]- and H[subscript 2]-Receptor Antagonists) in Skin Disease / F. Estelle R. Simons 477

27. Topical Treatment of Allergic Skin Disorders / John L. Aeling 495

28. Pharmacotherapy / Matthew Stiller, David Bickers 509.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0824702875

OCLC:

43740805