Allergy in Practice

• Main Author: Ring, Johannes (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Allergy.; Dermatology.; General practice (Medicine).; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Allergology.; Internal Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Allergy is one of the major health problems of most modern societies. Although allergic diseases are well-known for almost two hundred years, their prevalence has increased dramatically over the last decades. Allergic reactions manifest in various organs, most commonly in the skin and mucous membran...

Table of Contents:

• Clinical Manifestation and Classification of Allergic Diseases
• Pathophysiology of Allergic Reactions
• Genetics and Environment in the Development of Allergy
• Allergy Diagnosis
• Allergic Diseases (and Differential Diagnoses)
• Allergy Prevention and Therapy
• Psyche and Allergy
• Outlook.