Food allergy
Subtitle: adverse reactions to foods and food additives
By: edited by Dean D. Metcalfe, Hugh A. Sampson, Ronald A. Simon
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 613
ISBN-13: 9781405151290
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: pt. 1: Adverse reactions to food antigens: basic science.  Mucosal immunity / Shradha Agarwal, Lloyd Mayer; title: The immunological basis of IgE-mediated reactions / Gernot Sellge, Stephan C. Bischoff; title: The immunologic basis of non-IgE-mediated reactions / Ashraf Uzzaman, Hirsh D. Komarow; title: Food allergens : molecular and immunological characteristics / Heimo Breiteneder, E.N. Clare Mills; title: Biotechnology and genetic engineering / Gary A. Bannon ... [et al.]; title: Food allergen thresholds of reactivity / Steve L. Taylor, Jonathan O'B. Hourihane; title: Development of immunological tolerance to food antigens / Bengt Björkstén; title: pt. 2: Adverse reactions to food antigens: clinical science.  The spectrum of allergic reactions to foods / Stacie M. Jones, A. Wesley Burks; title: Eczema and food hypersensitivity / David M. Fleischer, Donald Y.M. Leung; title: Other IgE- and non-IgE-mediated reactions of the skin / Carsten Bindslev-Jensen, Morten Osterballe; title: Oral allergy syndrome / Julie Wang; title: The respiratory tract and food hypersensitivity / Philippe A. Eigenmann, John M. James; title: Anaphylaxis and food allergy / Hugh A. Sampson; title: Infantile colic and food allergy / Ralf G. Heine, David J. Hill, Clifford S. Hosking; title: Eosinophilic esophagitis, gastroenteritis, and colitis / James P. Franciosi, Jonathan E. Markowitz, Chris A. Liacouras; title: Food protein-induced enterocolitis and enteropathies / Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn; title: Gluten-sensitive enteropathy / Alberto Rubio-Tapia, Joseph A. Murray; title: Occupational reactions to food allergens / Maxcie Sikora ... [et al.]; title: pt. 3: Adverse reactions to foods: diagnosis. In vitro diagnostic methods in the evaluation of food hypersensitivity / Staffan Ahlstedt, Lars Söderström, Anita Kober; title: In vivo diagnosis : skin testing and challenge procedures / Scott H. Sicherer; title: IgE tests : in vitro diagnosis / Kirsten Beyer; title: Atopy patch testing / Bodo Niggemann; title: Elimination diets and oral food challenges / Scott H. Sicherer; title: General approach to diagnosis : IgE- and non-IgE- mediated reactions / S. Allan Bock, Hugh A. Sampson; title: Hidden and cross-reacting food allergens / Scott H. Sicherer; title: Controversial practices and unproven methods in allergy / Jennifer A. Namazy, Ronald A. Simon; title: pt.4: Adverse reactions to food additives.  Asthma and food additives / Robert K. Bush, Michelle M. Montalbano; title: Urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis provoked by food and drug additives / John V. Bosso, Ronald A. Simon; title: Sulfites / Steve L. Taylor, Robert K. Bush, Julie A. Nordlee; title: Monosodium glutamate / Katharine M. Woessner; title: Tartrazine, azo, and non-azo dyes / Donald D. Stevenson; title: Adverse reactions to the antioxidants butylated hydroxyanisole and butylated hydroxytoluene / Richard W. Weber; title: Adverse reactions to benzoates and parabens / John M. Fahrenholz, Keegan M. Smith; title: Food colorings and flavors; title: pt. 5: Contemporary topics in adverse reactions to foods.  Pharmacologic food reactions / Robert W. Keeton Jr., James L. Baldwin, Andrew M. Singer; title: The management of food allergy / Anne Muñoz-Furlong, Hugh A. Sampson; title: The natural history of food allergy / Robert A. Wood; title: Prevention of food allergy / Gideon Lack, George Du Toit; title: Diets and nutrition / Marion Groetch; title: Food toxicology / Steve L. Taylor; title: Seafood toxins / Soheil Chegini, Dean D. Metcalfe; title: Neurological reactions to foods and food additives / Richard W. Weber; title: Experimental approaches to the study of food allergy / M. Cecilia Berin; title: Food allergy : psychological considerations / Lourdes B. de Asis, Ronald A. Simon; title: Foods and rheumatologic diseases / Lisa K. Stamp, Leslie G. Cleland; title: Therapeutic approaches under development / Miae Oh, Hugh A. Sampson, Xiu-Min Li; title: Food-dependent exercise- and pressure-induced syndromes / Adam N. Williams, Ronald A. Simon; title: Appendix: Allergen avoidance handouts.