Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

ISBN-13: 9783319897639 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 186 str.

Ana M. Gimenez-Arnau; Howard I. Maibach

Opis

It is caused by a variety of compounds, such as foods, preservatives, fragrances, plant and animal products, metals, and rubber latex and the mechanism by which these provoke an immediate urticarial rash at the area of contact can be divided into two categories: non-immunological contact urticaria and immunological (allergic) contact urticaria.

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Table of Contents

Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Diagnosis and Management

Editors: Ana M. Giménez-Arnau, Howard Maibach

Chapter 1

Essentials and Updated Concepts

Ana M. Giménez-Arnau, Howard Maibach

Chapter 2

Basic Epidemiology Concepts Relevant in Contact Urticaria

Jose Hernán Alfonso

Chapter 3

Occupational Relevance of Contact Urticaria Syndrome

Jose Hernán Alfonso

Chapter 4

Clinical Diagnosis of Immediate Contact Skin Reactions

Ana M. Giménez-Arnau, Marlene Isaksson

Chapter 5

Oral Allergy Syndrome: Rethinking Concepts

Jorge Sánchez, Ricardo Cardona

Chapter 6

Wheals and Eczema: Pathogenic Mechanism in Immediate Contact Reactions

Eduardo Rozas-Muñoz, Esther Serra-Baldrich 

Chapter 7

Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Proteins

Kayria Muttardi, Emek Kocatürk

Chapter 8

Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Chemicals 

Elena Giménez-Arnau

Chapter 9

Immunoglobulin E, Pathogenic Relevance in Immediate Contact Reactions

Maria Estela Martinez Escala, Leah Ariella Kaplan, Ana M. Giménez-Arnau 

Chapter 10

Diagnostic Methods: Cutaneous Provocation Tests in Contact Urticaria Syndrome

Sarah H. Wakelin 

Chapter 11

Molecular Diagnosis in Contact Urticaria Caused by Proteins

Joaquin Sastre 

Chapter 12

Preventive Measures for Occupational Induced Immediate Contact Reactions

Jose Hernán Alfonso

Chapter 13

Management and Treatment of Contact Urticaria Syndrome

Gustavo Deza, Ana M. Giménez-Arnau  

Chapter 14

Management of Contact Urticaria through Clinical Cases 

Tabi A. Leslie, David Orton

O autorze

Dr. Ana Giménez-Arnau is a Consultant in Dermatology and Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Barcelona. 

Dr. Howard Maibach is a professor in the Department of Dermatology at UCSF and is an expert in contact and occupational dermatitis and His specialties are dermatotoxicology, or skin exposure toxicity; allergies and skin disorders; and dermatopharmacology or the study of medications for skin disorders. Dr. Maibach has been on the editorial board of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco Dermatological Society and the Internal Commission on Occupation Health.