Contact urticaria syndrome diagnosis and management /

Contact urticaria is an immediate but transient localized swelling and redness that occurs on the skin after direct contact with an offending substance. It is caused by a variety of compounds, such as foods, preservatives, fragrances, plant and animal products, metals, and rubber latex and the mecha...

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Other Authors: Giménez-Arnau, Ana M.,, Maibach, Howard I.,, SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cham : Springer, 2018.
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
Series: Updates in clinical dermatology.
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Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Essentials and Updated Concepts
  • Chapter 2. Basic Epidemiology Concepts Relevant in Contact Urticaria
  • Chapter 3. Occupational Relevance of Contact Urticaria Syndrome
  • Chapter 4. Clinical Diagnosis of Immediate Contact Skin Reactions
  • Chapter 5. Oral Allergy Syndrome: Rethinking Concepts
  • Chapter 6. Wheals and Eczema: Pathogenic Mechanism in Immediate Contact Reactions
  • Chapter 7. Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Proteins
  • Chapter 8. Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Chemicals
  • Chapter 9. Immunoglobulin E, Pathogenic Relevance in Immediate Contact Reactions
  • Chapter 10. Diagnostic Methods: Cutaneous Provocation Tests in Contact Urticaria Syndrome
  • Chapter 11. Molecular Diagnosis in Contact Urticaria Caused by Proteins
  • Chapter 12. Preventive Measures for Occupational Induced Immediate Contact Reactions
  • Chapter 13. Management and Treatment of Contact Urticaria Syndrome
  • Chapter 14. Management of Contact Urticaria through Clinical Cases.