Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions : A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Management (Clinical Allergy and Immunology, 14)

1057 Pages·1999·3.62 MB·English

by  Frieri

Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse
Reactions : A Practical Guide for Diagnosis
title:
and Management Clinical Allergy and
Immunology ; 14
author: Frieri, Marianne
publisher: CRC Press
isbn10 | asin: 0824799038
print isbn13: 9780824799038
ebook isbn13: 9780585109442
language: English
Food allergy, Food Hypersensitivity--
subject complications, Food Hypersensitivity--
diagnosis, Food Hypersensitivity--therapy.
publication date: 1999
lcc: RC596.F667 1999eb
ddc: 616.97/5
Food allergy, Food Hypersensitivity--
subject: complications, Food Hypersensitivity--
diagnosis, Food Hypersensitivity--therapy.
Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions
CLINICAL ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
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14. Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions: A Practical Guide
for Diagnosis and Management,
edited by Marianne Frieri and Brett Kettelhut
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Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions
A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Management
edited by
Marianne Frieri
Nassau County Medical Center, East Meadow,
and State University of New York at Stony Brook
Stony Brook, New York
Brett Kettelhut
Children's Hospital Medical Center
and Cincinnati Allergy and Asthma Center
Cincinnati, Ohio
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Preface
Our objective in preparing this book was to provide a resource
offering up-to-date basic science and relevant clinical expertise in the
area of food hypersensitivity. The contributors are highly qualified
experts in the many aspects of this field, authors able to present state-
of-the-art and practical information.
The text is divided into five parts. The basic science section (Parts I
and II) reviews the allergic and immunologic basis for food
hypersensitivity. The clinical section (Parts III and IV) discusses in
detail clinical manifestations, including prevalence, unusual
presentations, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment. Part V contains
chapters on the management of the hospitalized patient with food
hypersensitivity, diets, and hypoallergenic formulas, as well as a list of
patient resources. In order to achieve completeness in each of the five
parts, some of the presented areas overlap.
Several chapters contain detailed information on immunologic
mechanisms including food allergen characterization, food
contaminants, and "hidden foods." Other chapters discuss non-IgE-
mediated topics and atypical cutaneous manifestations. The
presentation of neurologic, autoimmune, and psychological topics
provides information for an integrated team approach in evaluating
the food-allergic patient.
The book will be of great interest to and will provide an important
scientific and clinical reference for internists, pediatricians, family
practitioners, allergists-immunologists, gastroenterologists,
dermatologists, psycholo-