Middleton's allergy : principles and practice /

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Edition:Eight edition.
Imprint:Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, [2014]
©2014
Description:1 online resource.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/10767658
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Varying Form of Title:Allergy
Other authors / contributors:Adkinson, N. Franklin, Jr. (Newton Franklin), 1943-
Middleton, Elliott, Jr., 1925-1999.
ISBN:9780323113328 (electronic bk.)
032311332X (electronic bk.)
9996092240 (volume 1)
9996092305 (volume 2)
9780323085939
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Nov. 29, 2013).
Other form:Print version: Middleton's allergy : principles and practice. Philadelphia, PA : Elsevier/Saunders, 2014 2 volumes in 1 9780323085939
Table of Contents:
  • Innate Immunity
  • Adaptive Immunity
  • Immunoglobulin Structure and Function
  • Immune Tolerance
  • Cytokines in Allergic Inflammation
  • Cellular Adhesion in Inflammation
  • Chemokines
  • The Complement System
  • Lipid Mediators of Hypersensitivity and Inflammation
  • Molecular Biology and Genetic Engineering
  • Signal Transduction
  • Biology of Lymphocytes
  • Antigen-Presenting Dendritic Cells
  • Biology of Mast Cells and Their Mediators
  • Biology of Basophils
  • Biology of Eosinophils
  • Biology of Neutrophils
  • Biology of Monocytes and Macrophages
  • Airway Epithelial Cells
  • Noncontractile Functions of Airway Smooth Muscle
  • Pathophysiology of Allergic Inflammation
  • Genetics and Epigenetics of Allergic Diseases and Asthma
  • Immunobiology of IgE and IgE Receptors
  • Neuronal Control of Airway Function in Allergy
  • Resolution of Allergic Inflammation
  • The Structure and Function of Allergens
  • Aerobiology of Outdoor Allergens
  • Indoor Allergens
  • Preparation and Standardization of Allergen Extracts*
  • Air Pollution: Indoor and Outdoor
  • Particulate and Pollen Interactions
  • Effect of the Food Matrix and Processing on the Allergenic Activity of Foods
  • Structure of the Skin and Cutaneous Immunology
  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Urticaria and Angioedema
  • Hereditary Angioedema and Bradykinin-Mediated Angioedema
  • Immune Complex-Mediated Diseases
  • Allergic and Immunologic Diseases of the Eye
  • The Nose and Control of Nasal Airflow
  • Nasal Provocation Testing
  • Allergic and Nonallergic Rhinitis
  • Rhinosinusitis and Nasal Polyps
  • Development, Structure, and Physiology in Normal Lung and in Asthma
  • Respiratory Tract Mucosal Immunology
  • Airway Smooth Muscle Function in Asthma: Extracellular Matrix and Airway Remodeling
  • Airway Mucus and the Mucociliary System
  • Epidemiology of Asthma and Allergic Airway Diseases
  • Ontogeny of Immune Development and Its Relationship to Allergic Diseases and Asthma
  • Asthma Pathogenesis
  • Mouse Models of Allergic Airways Disease
  • Diagnosis of Asthma in Infants and Children
  • Management of Asthma in Infants and Children
  • Diagnosis of Asthma in Adults
  • Management of Asthma in Adolescents and Adults
  • Emergency Treatment and Approach to the Patient with Acute Asthma
  • Approach to the Patient with Exercise-Induced Bronchoconstriction*
  • Asthma and Allergic Diseases during Pregnancy
  • Occupational Allergy and Asthma
  • Pathology of Asthma
  • Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis and Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
  • Immunologic Nonasthmatic Diseases of the Lung
  • Approach to the Patient with Chronic Cough
  • Bronchial Challenge Testing
  • Lung Imaging
  • Aerosols and Aerosol Drug Delivery Systems
  • Gastrointestinal Mucosal Immunology
  • Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Disorders
  • Clinical Significance of Immunoglobulin E
  • In Vivo Methods for the Study and Diagnosis of Allergy
  • Approach to the Patient with Recurrent Infections
  • Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
  • Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Allergic Disease
  • Laboratory Tests for Allergic and Immunodeficiency Diseases
  • Eosinophilia and Eosinophil-Related Disorders
  • Mastocytosis
  • Anaphylaxis
  • Insect Allergy
  • Drug Allergy
  • Hypersensitivity to Aspirin and Other Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs
  • Reactions to Foods
  • Reactions to Food and Drug Additives
  • Oral Food Challenge Testing
  • Food Allergy Management
  • Adverse Reactions to Vaccines for Infectious Diseases
  • Allergen Control for Prevention and Management of Allergic Diseases
  • Injection Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergens
  • Sublingual Immunotherapy for Inhalant Allergens
  • Principles of Pharmacotherapeutics
  • Pharmacogenomics of Asthma Therapies
  • Adherence
  • Anti-Immunoglobulin E Therapy
  • Cytokine-Specific Therapy in Asthma
  • Histamine and H1 Antihistamines
  • Inhaled ß2 -Agonists
  • Theophylline and Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors
  • Anticholinergic Therapies
  • The Chromones: Cromolyn Sodium and Nedocromil Sodium
  • Glucocorticosteroids
  • Antileukotriene Therapy in Asthma
  • Unconventional Theories and Unproven Methods in Allergy
  • Complementary and Alternative Medicine.