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UNINA9910830148103321 |
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Titolo |
Anaphylaxis [[electronic resource]] |
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Chichester ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-27119-1 |
9786610271191 |
0-470-86119-3 |
0-470-86115-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (308 p.) |
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Collana |
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Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 257 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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"Symposium on Anaphylaxis, held at the Novartis Foundation, 25-27 February 2003; editors, Gregory Bock (organizer) and Jamie Goode."--Contents p. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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anaphylaxis; Discussion |
Patient's perspective and public policy regarding anaphylaxis Discussion; Final discussion; Index of contributors; Subject index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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