Anaphylaxis
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 muc...
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Literature type: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Novartis Foundation symposium ;
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http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/0470861193 |
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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 a |
Item Description: | "Symposium on Anaphylaxis, held at the Novartis Foundation, 25-27 February 2003; editors, Gregory Bock (organizer) and Jamie Goode."--Contents page. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 296 pages) : illustrations. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
ISBN: |
0470861150 9780470861158 0470861142 9780470861141 0470861193 9780470861196 |
Index Number: | RD82 |
CLC: | R593.1-532 |
Contents: | History and classification of anaphylaxis / Johannes Ring, Knut Brockow and Heidrun Behrendt -- Rethinking Th2 antibody responses and allergic sensitization / Debra Stern, Waltraud Eder, Gina Tebow, I. Carla Lohman, Elisa Soprana, Charlotte Braun-Fahrländer, Josef Riedler, Dennis Nowak, Erika Von Mutius, Marilyn Halonen and Donata Vercelli -- The high anity receptor for IgE, Fc[epsilon]RI / Henry Metzger -- Effector cells of anaphylaxis : mast cells and basophils / Lawrence B. Schwartz -- Cytokine enhancement of anaphylaxis / Richard Strait, Suzanne C. Morris and Fred D. Finkelman -- Patte |