Overview
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Torsten Zuberbier
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Department of Dermatology and Allergy Allergy-centre-Charité, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Clive E. H. Grattan
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Department of Dermatology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Marcus Maurer
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Department of Dermatology and Allergy Allergy-centre-Charité, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
This guide offers invaluable assistance in the daily practical management of urticaria patients
It highlights the current knowledge about pathophysiology, and focuses on the clinically relevant aspects of diagnosis and treatment
It includes a full range of standard operating procedures, as well as patient information leaflets in a copy-ready format
Written by internationally renowned experts
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (16 chapters)
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- Ilaria Baiardini, Fulvio Braido, Giorgio Walter Canonica
Pages 33-36
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- Tatsuya Horikawa, Atsushi Fukunaga, Chikako Nishigori
Pages 73-80
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- Kanade Shinkai, Kieron S. Leslie
Pages 97-108
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- Elena Borzova, Clive E. H. Grattan
Pages 117-127
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Back Matter
Pages 153-158
About this book
Urticaria is one of the most common diseases in dermatology and allergy. Unlike many other diseases, the ? eeting nature of the wheals makes ? rst diagnosis by both patients and phy- cians in many cases easy. However, this only refers to the ordinary wheals. The disease itself is highly complex in nature, with variety of clinical manifestations ranging from pinpoi- sized wheals to extensive angiodema. Complexity is also seen in the diversity of possible eliciting factors, the many different clinical subtypes and the therapeutic responsiveness. Only in recent years has a better understanding of the diversity in the different subtypes led to new classi? cations and new evidence-based guidelines for diagnostics and mana- ment of the disease. While mast cells are in the center of most urticaria reactions, it is now clearly understood that the responsible mediators are not only limited to histamines. The current book appears in a series of books by Springer. In 1986, the ? rst monograph was edited by Professor Henz née Chanewsky. Since then, two updates of the book have appeared in the German language with Professor Henz as ? rst editor and T. Zuberbier, J. Grabbe, and E. Monroe as the co-editors of the most recent English version, published in 1998. All these books have been written as a joint effort of Professor Henz together with her team at the Department of Dermatology at the Virchow Clinic, Humboldt University, Berlin.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“A terrific reference on the pathogenesis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of urticaria and angioedema. Each chapter has a table summarizing the important highlights. … The purpose is to provide current information on the treatment and pathogenesis of urticaria. This objective is nicely fulfilled. The audience is dermatologists, particularly clinical dermatologists. … This is undoubtedly the best book I have read on urticaria … . Learning about urticaria and angioedema is unbelievably easy if you study this book. … This is a thumbs-up purchase.” (Patricia Wong, Doody’s Review Service, June, 2010)
