A Practical Guide for Diagnosis and Management
edited by Marianne Frieri
This up-to-date reference presents classic and recent findings on immunological dysfunctions
caused by food allergies-coordinating the most advanced clinical techniques and assessment
methods with practical insights for treatment and patient care.
Food Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions is required reading for allergists and
immunologists, dermatologists, gastroenterologists, internists, pediatricians, family
practitioners, psychiatrists, dieticians, and medical and graduate students in these
disciplines.
Features
- Explores clinical manifestations, including prevalence, unusual
presentations, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment
- Evaluates immune mechanisms in relation to mast cells and basophils, humoral and
cellular immunity, intestinal absorption, and food allergen characterization
- Delineates ingestion-to-reaction time frames for many foodstuffs
- Discusses neurological and psychological manifestations of adverse food reactions
- Describes atypical cutaneous manifestations, IgE and non-IgE reactions associated with
cow’s milk, and reactions to cross reactive and "hidden foods"
- Illustrates adverse reactions to treating allergies connected with latex, additives, and
exercise
- And more!
Contents
- Basic Science Mechanisms
- Mast Cells and Basophils: Basic Biology and Roles in Gastrointestinal Diseases
- Humoral and Cellular Immunity
- Antigen Absorption and the Gut Barrier
- Food Allergens
- Etiologic Factors
- Cow’s Milk Allergy
- Adverse Reactions to Food Additives
- Cross-Reactive and Hidden Allergies
- Allergy Like Intoxications from Foods
- Clinical Manifestations
- Food Allergy Perception and Reality
- Delayed and Non-IgE-Mediated Reactions
- Cutaneous Manifestations of Hypersensitivity and Adverse Reactions to Food
- Anaphylaxis
- Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Food Allergy
- Neurological Manifestations of Adverse Food Reactions
- Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
- Unusual Presentations
- Diagnosis, Prevention, and Treatment
- Psychological Manifestations in Idiopathic Environmental Intolerance
(Foods)
- Challenge Procedures for the Diagnosis of Adverse Food Reactions
- Laboratory Diagnosis of Food Allergy
- Unproven Methods of Diagnosis and Treatment of Food Allergy
- Management of Food Allergies
- Management and Prevention of Food Allergy
- Food Allergies and Their Implications in Diets and Nutrition
- Milk-Free, Egg-Free, Corn-Free, and Wheat-Free Diets
- Hypoallergenic Formulas
- Available Patient Resources
Index
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