Anaphylaxis [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910143644503321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2004
• ISBN: 1-280-27119-1; 9786610271191; 0-470-86119-3; 0-470-86115-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (308 p.)
• Collana: Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 257
• Altri autori (Persone): BockGregory; GoodeJamie
• Disciplina: 614.5/993; 616.97
• Soggetti: Anaphylaxis; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Symposium on Anaphylaxis, held at the Novartis Foundation, 25-27 February 2003; editors, Gregory Bock (organizer) and Jamie Goode."--Contents p.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: ANAPHYLAXIS; Contents; Participants; Chair's introduction; History and classification of anaphylaxis; Discussion; Rethinking Th2 antibody responses and allergic sensitization; Discussion; General discussion I; The high affinity receptor for IgE, FceRI; Discussion; Effector cells of anaphylaxis: mast cells and basophils; Discussion; Cytokine enhancement of anaphylaxis; Discussion; General discussion II; Patterns of anaphylaxis: acute and late phase features of allergic reactions; Discussion; Fatal anaphylaxis in the UK, 1992-2001; Discussion; The human heart as a shock organ in anaphylaxis; Discussion General discussion III; Food-induced anaphylaxis; Discussion; Anaphylaxis to insect venom; Discussion; Anaphylaxis to anaesthetic drugs; Discussion; General discussion IV; The radiocontrast molecule in anaphylaxis. A surprising antigen; Discussion; General discussion V Fatal course of Vespula venom immunotherapy: pretreatment withdrawal of the b blocker may have been involved; Epinephrine (adrenaline) in the first-aid, out-of-hospital treatment of ; anaphylaxis; Discussion; New approaches for the treatment of anaphylaxis; Discussion; Patient's perspective and public policy regarding anaphylaxis Discussion; Final discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index
• Sommario/riassunto: Anaphylaxis is an immediate-type allergic reaction involving the whole organism. It is the most life-threatening allergic condition. Although there are few exact epidemiological data regarding prevalence, estimates regarding insect sting anaphylaxis range from 1-3% in the general population, but much higher values have been reported by some authors for food and drug-induced anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is the main acute killer of allergic individuals.Although anaphylaxis was discovered at the beginning of the 20th century, there are still many unresolved issues. These include non-IgE-mediated