Anaphylaxis [[electronic resource]]
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| Titolo: |
Anaphylaxis [[electronic resource]]
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| Pubblicazione: | Chichester ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, 2004 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (308 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 614.5/993 |
| 616.97 | |
| Soggetto topico: | Anaphylaxis |
| Altri autori: |
BockGregory
GoodeJamie
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| 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Anaphylaxis |
| ISBN: | 1-280-27119-1 |
| 9786610271191 | |
| 0-470-86119-3 | |
| 0-470-86115-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910830148103321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Novartis Foundation symposium ; ; 257.