When I entered the field of allergy in the early 1970s, the standard textbook was a few hundred pages, and the specialty was so compact that texts were often authored entirely by a single individual and were never larger than one volume. Compare this with Allergy Frontiers: Epigenetics, Allergens, and Risk Factors, the present s- volume text with well over 150 contributors from throughout the world. This book captures the explosive growth of our specialty since the single-author textbooks referred to above. The unprecedented format of this work lies in its meticulous attention to detail yet comprehensive scope. For example, great detail is seen in manuscripts dealing with topics such as “Exosomes, naturally occurring minimal antigen presenting units” and “Neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1), an asthma susceptibility gene.” The scope is exemplified by the unique approach to disease entities normally dealt with in a single chapter in most texts. For example, anaphylaxis, a topic usually confined to one chapter in most textbooks, is given five chapters in Allergy Frontiers. This approach allows the text to employ multiple contributors for a single topic, giving the reader the advantage of being introduced to more than one vi- point regarding a single disease.
Author(s): Jean-Baptiste Watelet, James I. McGill (auth.), Ruby Pawankar, Stephen T. Holgate, Lanny J. Rosenwasser (eds.)
Series: Allergy Frontiers 3
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer Tokyo
Year: 2009
Language: English
Pages: 511
Tags: Allergology; Immunology; Internal Medicine
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Allergic Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis: Update on Pathophysiology....Pages 1-23
Allergic Conjunctivitis: Update on Its Pathophysiology and Perspectives for Future Treatment....Pages 25-48
Non-allergic Rhinitis....Pages 49-65
Nasal Polyposis: A Model of Chronic Airways Inflammation....Pages 67-79
The Nonallergic Rhinitis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome....Pages 81-97
Epigenetics Chapter: The Role of Allergy in Chronic Rhinosinusitis....Pages 99-115
Otitis Media and Sinusitis....Pages 117-128
Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Link....Pages 129-140
Common Colds and Respiratory Viruses: Impact on Allergy and Asthma....Pages 141-155
Cold, Dry Air, and Hyperosmolar Challenges in Rhinitis....Pages 157-171
Mechanisms of Mucus Induction in Asthma....Pages 173-185
Mechanisms of Cough in Asthma and Allergic Airway Disease....Pages 187-201
Airway Hyperresponsiveness: Inflammatory Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects....Pages 203-226
Mechanisms of Nocturnal Asthma....Pages 227-246
Severe Asthma in Adults: Pathology to Clinical Aspects....Pages 247-260
Exercise-Induced Asthma: Clinical Manifestations....Pages 261-270
Aspirin-Sensitive Asthma....Pages 271-285
Airway Remodeling in Asthma and Therapeutic Implications....Pages 287-302
Occupational Asthma and Its Relationship to Occupational Rhinitis....Pages 303-320
Non-atopic Asthma: A Continuing Enigma....Pages 321-330
Asthma in the Athlete....Pages 331-350
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis....Pages 351-366
Mechanisms of Anaphylaxis....Pages 367-377
Drug Hypersensitivity: Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis....Pages 379-390
Immunological Principles of Drug Hypersensitivity....Pages 393-410
Food Allergy: Mechanisms and Clinical Manifestations....Pages 411-430
Lactose and Fructose Intolerance....Pages 431-447
Insect Sting Allergy in Adults....Pages 449-469
Fungal Allergy as Yet Unsolved....Pages 471-485
Latex Allergy: Clinical Manifestations....Pages 487-508
Back Matter....Pages 509-511
