Stinging Insect Allergy A Clinician's Guide /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Freeman, Theodore M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Tracy, James M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Allergy.; Entomology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Allergology.

This comprehensive book thoroughly covers the field of stinging insect allergy; addressing all clinical aspects, including diagnosis and therapeutic recommendations. Stinging Insect Allergy: A Clinician’s Guide begins with a look into the entomologic aspects of Hymenoptera insects (bees, vespids, wa...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Preface
• Part 1
• 1. History of Hymenoptera Allergy
• 2. Entomological Aspects of Insect Sting Allergy
• 3. Hymenoptera Venoms: Toxicity, Components, Stability and Standardization
• 4. Clinical Aspects of Hymenoptera Allergy: IgE Response Stings and Immunotherapy
• 5. Diagnostic In Vivo and In Vitro Methods in Insect Allergy
• 6. Pathologic Findings in Hymenoptera Sting Fatalities
• 7. Treatment of Hymenoptera Reactions: Acute and Prophylactic
• 8. Adverse Reactions to Skin Testing and Immunotherapy with Hymenoptera Venoms and Whole Body Extracts
• 9. Duration of Venom Immunotherapy
• Part 2
• 10. Unique Aspects of Bee Allergy and Reactions
• 11. The Imported Fire Ant: The United States Experience
• 12. Mosquito Hypersensitivity: Clinical Updates
• 13. Allergic Reactions to Biting Insects
• 14. Arthropods and Human Diseases
• Part 3
• 15. Behavior, Ecology, Natural History and Distribution of Stinging Hymenoptera
• 16. Insect Sting Allergy and Mast Cell Disease
• 17. Current Remaining Questions.