Paediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology (As Applied to Atopic Disease) : A Manual for Students and Practitioners of Medicine (Fourth Edition) / / Cecil Collins-Williams

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910149200103321
• Autore: Collins-Williams Cecil
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Toronto : , : University of Toronto Press, , [2017]; ©1973
• ISBN: 1-4426-5493-7; 1-4426-5301-9
• Edizione: [4th ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations
• Collana: Heritage
• Disciplina: 618.9297
• Soggetti: Allergy in children; Allergy; Immunopathology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- History taking -- Respiratory allergy in children -- Eczema (ATOPic DERMATITIS) -- Urticaria and angioedema -- Gastrointestinal allergy -- Drug hypersensitivity -- Penicillin sensitivity -- Drugs inducing hypersensitivity not involving allergic mechanisms -- Acute reactions to bee stings -- Indications for removal of tonsils and adenoids in the allergic child -- Immunization of the allergic child against infectious disease -- Preparation and maintenance of a dust-free environment -- Dosages of drugs useful in the care of allergic children -- Skin testing -- Hyposensitization therapy in atopic disease -- Prophylaxis of allergy -- Common mistakes in the care of the allergic patient -- The optimistic approach to the care of the allergic patient -- The four types of allergic reactions responsible for clinical hypersensitivity and disease -- Anaphylaxis in man -- The immunoglobulins -- The atopic constitution - pulmonary aspergillosis -- Bibliography -- Glossary -- Appendix A: Elimination diets -- Appendix B: Immunological deficiency diseases -- Appendix C: Beta adrenergic blockade - Cyclic 3'5' AMP -- Appendix D: ; Pathophysiology of asthma
• Sommario/riassunto: This is a practical reference volume for the student or practising physician to aid him in the investigation, diagnosis, and treatment of allergy in children. It is based on procedures used at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada. In this new fourth edition, material has been added and established treatments up-dated. The allergies to which children are subject are discussed in clear, straightforward language, as are the basic principles of atopic disease. There are sections on prophylaxis of allergy, common mistakes in the care of the allergic patient, the optimistic approach to the care of the allergic patient, anaphylaxis in man, and the immunoglobulins. Each section is documented. Four appendices offer various diets and discuss immunological deficiency diseases, beta adrenergic blockade, and the pathophysiology of asthma.