Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy -

Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy

Subcutaneous, Sublingual, and Oral
Buch | Softcover
600 Seiten
2021 | 6th edition
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-032-17327-6 (ISBN)
124,65 inkl. MwSt
The Sixth edition of Lockey and Ledford's Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy continues to provide comprehensive coverage of all types of allergens and allergen vaccines, providing clinicians the essential information they need to accurately diagnose and manage all allergic conditions.
The sixth edition of Lockey and Ledford's Allergens and Allergen Immunotherapy continues to provide comprehensive coverage of all types of allergens and allergen vaccines, providing clinicians the essential information they need to accurately diagnose and manage all allergic conditions. With new and updated chapters, the sixth edition is the most up-to-date, single resource on allergy and immunotherapy.

Key Features










Completely revised and updated







Detailed single source reference on allergy and immunotherapy







Reorganized to provide clinicians with essential information to make diagnoses and offer the best treatments

Richard F. Lockey, MD, MS, is Distinguished University Health Professor, Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health, Joy McCann Culverhouse Chair of Allergy and Immunology, and Director, Division of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, Tampa, Florida. Dennis K. Ledford, MD, is Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, Mabel and Ellsworth Simmons Professor, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, and Chief, VA Section of Allergy/Immunology, James A. Haley Veterans' Hospital, Tampa, Florida.

ALLERGENS AND ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY – Subcutaneous, Sublingual and Oral



Section I Basic Concepts



Chapter 1 Historical Perspectives of Allergen Immunotherapy



Chapter 2 Aeroallergen Sampling



Chapter 3 Definition of an Allergen (Immunobiology)



Chapter 4 Allergen Nomenclature



Chapter 5 Immunologic Response to Various Forms of Allergen Immunotherapy



Chapter 6 In Vivo Testing



Chapter 7 Serologic (In Vitro) and Component Testing Methods in the Diagnosis of Human Allergic Disease



Chapter 8 Nasal, Bronchial, Conjunctival, and Food Challenge Techniques and Epicutaneous Immunotherapy of Food Allergy



Chapter 9 Local Mucosal Allergic Disease



Section II Allergens: Inhalation, Ingested, and Injected



Chapter 10 Tree Pollen Allergens



Chapter 11 Grass Pollen Allergens



Chapter 12 Weed Pollen Allergens



Chapter 13 Fungal Allergens



Chapter 14 Mite Allergens



Chapter 15 Cockroach and Other Inhalant Insect Allergens



Chapter 16 Mammalian Allergens



Chapter 17 Food Allergens



Chapter 18 Hymenoptera Allergens



Chapter 19 Biting Insect and Tick Allergens

Chapter 20 Occupational Allergens

Section III Immunotherapy Techniques: Production, Preparation, and Administration of Allergen Immunotherapy



Chapter 21 Manufacturing Pollen and Fungal Extracts



Chapter 22 Manufacturing Arthropod and Mammalian Allergen Extracts



Chapter 23 Manufacturing Food Extracts



Chapter 24 Regulation of Allergen Extracts in the United States



Chapter 25 Manufacturing and Standardizing Allergen Extracts in Europe



Chapter 26 Indications for and Preparing and Administering Subcutaneous Allergen Vaccines



Chapter 27 Preparing and Administering Sublingual Allergen Vaccines



Chapter 28 Sublingual and Oral Food Immunotherapy: Indications, Preparation, and Administration



Chapter 29 Indications for and Preparing and Administering Hymenoptera Vaccines



Chapter 30 Recombinant and Modified Vaccines and Adjuvants Used for Allergen Immunotherapy



Section IV Clinical Application of Allergen Imunotherapy and Biological Therapy for Allergic Diseases



Chapter 31 Adherence and Cost-Effectiveness of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy and Subligual Immunotherapy



Chapter 32 Biologics in Allergic Disease



Chapter 33 Unproven and Epicutaneous and Other Investigational Forms of Immunotherapy



Section V Recognition, Management, and Prevention of Adverse Effects of Allergen Immunotherapy



Chapter 34 Adverse Effects and Fatalities Associated with Allergen Skin Testing and Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy



Chapter 35 Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment of Adverse Effects Associated with Sublingual Immunotherapy



Chapter 36 Recognition, Prevention, and Treatment of Adverse Effects Associated with Oral Allergen Immunotherapy



Chapter 37 Instructions and Consent Forms

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 75 Illustrations, color; 161 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Maße 210 x 280 mm
Gewicht 1637 g
Themenwelt Medizin / Pharmazie Medizinische Fachgebiete Dermatologie
ISBN-10 1-032-17327-0 / 1032173270
ISBN-13 978-1-032-17327-6 / 9781032173276
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