| Description |
xiii, 309 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Overview of mucosal immunity and development of oral tolerance -- Food antigens -- Epidemiology of food allergy -- Clinical overview of adverse reactions to foods -- Atopic dermatitis and food allergy -- Food-induced urticaria and angioedema -- Pollen-food syndrome -- Respiratory tract and food allergy -- Food-induced anaphylaxis and food associated exercise-induced anaphylaxis -- Eosinophilic gastroenteropathies (eosinophilic esophagitis, eosinophilic gastroenteritis and eosinophilic colitis) -- Food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, food protein-induced enteropathy, proctocolitis, and infantile colic -- Approach to the clinical diagnosis of food allergy -- In vivo and in vitro diagnostic methods in the evaluation of food allergy -- Oral food challenge procedures -- Management of food allergy and development of an anaphylaxis treatment plan -- Patient education and empowerment -- Future therapies for food allergies -- Natural history and prevention of food allergy -- Diets and nutrition: cross-reacting food allergens -- Diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas: adverse reactions to food additives, pharmacologic food reactions, psychological considerations related to food ingestion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Food allergy.
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Food Hypersensitivity.
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| Author |
Burks, Wesley.
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James, John.
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Eigenmann, Philippe.
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| LC no. |
2011292212 |
| ISBN |
9781437719925 |
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1437719929 |
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