| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 808 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Clinical allergy and immunology ; 18 |
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Clinical allergy and immunology ; 18.
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| Contents |
Part I. Basics -- 1. Allergen Immunotherapy in Historical Perspective / Sheldon G. Cohen and Richard Evans III -- 2. Definition of an Allergen (Immunobiology) / Malcolm N. Blumenthal and Andreas Rosenberg -- 3. Allergen Nomenclature / Martin D. Chapman -- 4. Mechanisms of IgE-Mediated Allergic Reactions / R. Matthew Bloebaum, Nilesh Dharajiya, and J. Andrew Grant -- 5. Immunological Responses to Allergen Immunotherapy / Stephen J. Till and Stephen R. Durham -- 6. Primary and Secondary Prevention of Allergy and Asthma by Allergen Therapeutic Vaccines / Jean Bousquet -- 7. In Vitro Tests to Monitor Efficacy of Immunotherapy / John W. Yunginger -- 8. Aerobiology / W. Elliott Horner, Estelle Levetin, and Samuel B. Lehrer -- 9. Pharmacoeconomic Considerations for Allergen Immunotherapy / Jonathan A. Bernstein -- Part II. Allergens : Inhalational, Ingested, Injected, and Multiple Sites of Introduction -- 10. Tree Pollen Allergens / Nadine Mothes, Kerstin Westritschnig, and Rudolf Valenta -- 11. Grass Pollen Allergens / Robert E. Esch -- 12. Weed Pollen Allergens / Shyam S. Mohapatra, Richard F. Lockey, and Florentino Polo -- 13. Fungal Allergens / Hari M. Vijay and Viswanath P. Kurup -- 14. Mite Allergens / Enrique Fernandez-Caldas [and others] -- 15. Cockroach and Other Inhalant Insect Allergens / Ricki M. Helm and Anna Pomes -- 16. Mammalian Allergens / Tuomas Virtanen and Rauno Mantyjarvi -- 17. Food Allergens / Wesley Burks -- 18. Hymenoptera Allergens / Te Piao King and Miles Guralnick -- 19. Biting-Insect Allergens / Donald R. Hoffman -- 20. Latex Allergens / Jay E. Slater -- 21. Drug Allergens, Haptens and Anaphylatoxins / Vivian P. Hernandez-Trujillo, Badrul A. Chowdhury, and Phillip L. Lieberman -- Part III. Immunotherapy Techniques : Preparations and Administration -- 22. Standardized Allergen Extracts in the United States / Jay E. Slater -- 23. Manufacturing and Standardizing Allergen Extracts in Europe / Jorgen Nedergaard Larsen [and others] -- 24. Preparing and Mixing Allergen Vaccines / Harold S. Nelson -- 25. Administration of Allergen Vaccines / Priyanka Gupta and Leslie C. Grammer -- 26. Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis / Hans-Jorgen Malling -- 27. Allergen Immunotherapy : Therapeutic Vaccines for Asthma / Jean Bousquet, Antonio M. Vignola, and Francois-Bernard Michel -- 28. Immunotherapy for the Prevention of Allergic Diseases / Lars Jacobsen -- 29. Immunotherapy for Hymenoptera Venom and Biting Insect Hypersensitivity / Ulrich R. Muller [and others] -- 30. Immunotherapy Combined with Pharmacotherapy / Anthony J. Frew -- 31. Immunotherapy in Young Children / Pierre Scheinmann [and others] -- 32. Drug Allergy : Desensitization and Treatment of Reactions to Antibiotics and Aspirin / Roland Solensky -- Part IV. Other Types of Immunotherapy -- 33. Non-Injection Routes for Immunotherapy of Allergic Diseases / Erkka Valovirta, Giovanni Passalacqua, and Walter G. Canonica -- 34. Anti-IgE Therapy / Ulrich Wahn and Eckard Hamelmann -- 35. Modifying Allergens and Using Adjuvants for Specific Immunotherapy / Mark Larche, Fatima Ferreira, and Shyam S. Mohapatra -- 36. Novel Approaches to Immunotherapy for Food Allergy / Xiu-Min Li and Hugh A. Sampson -- 37. Tolerance Induced by Allergen Immunotherapy / Marshall Plaut and Daniel Rotrosen -- 38. Unproven and Controversial Forms of Immunotherapy / Abba I. Terr -- Part V. Prevention and Management of Adverse Effects -- 39. Adverse Effects and Fatalities Associated with Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy / Samuel C. Bukantz and Richard F. Lockey -- 40. Prevention and Treatment of Anaphylaxis / Stephen F. Kemp and Richard D. deShazo -- 41. Instructions and Consent Forms for Allergen Immunotherapy / Linda Cox and Richard F. Lockey |
| Summary |
Lockey and Bukantz, professors of medicine at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, present work defining the biochemical and molecular characteristics of the allergen groups and describing methods of their manufacture and standardization and techniques of their administration in the |
| Notes |
Revised edition of: Allergen immunotherapy. 1st ed. 1991 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Allergy -- Immunotherapy
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Allergens -- Therapeutic use
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Immunotherapy.
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Hypersensitivity -- therapy
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Allergens -- immunology
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Allergens -- therapeutic use
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Immunotherapy
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MEDICAL -- Immunology.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Allergies.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Diseases -- Immune System.
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Immunotherapy
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Allergens -- Therapeutic use
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Allergy -- Immunotherapy
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Allergenen.
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Immunotherapie.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lockey, Richard F.
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Bukantz, Samuel C.
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Bousquet, Jean, 1946-
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| LC no. |
2004273602 |
| ISBN |
0824752511 |
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9780824752514 |
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9780203913581 |
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0203913582 |
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9780203026311 |
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0203026314 |
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9781135536664 |
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113553666X |
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9781135536701 |
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1135536708 |
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9781135536718 |
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1135536716 |
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