Allergy Frontiers:Clinical Manifestations

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxii

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2. Allergic Rhinitis and Conjunctivitis: Update on Pathophysiology

   • Jean-Baptiste Watelet, James I. McGill, Ruby Pawankar, Diana S. Church, Martin K. Church

   Pages 1-23

3. Allergic Conjunctivitis: Update on Its Pathophysiology and Perspectives for Future Treatment

   • Stefano Bonini, Roberto Sgrulletta, Marco Coassin, Sergio Bonini

   Pages 25-48

4. Non-allergic Rhinitis

   • Glenis K. Scadding

   Pages 49-65

5. Nasal Polyposis: A Model of Chronic Airways Inflammation

   • César Picado

   Pages 67-79

6. The Nonallergic Rhinitis of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

   • James N. Baraniuk, Samantha Jean Merck

   Pages 81-97

7. Epigenetics Chapter: The Role of Allergy in Chronic Rhinosinusitis

   • Daniel L. Hamilos

   Pages 99-115

8. Otitis Media and Sinusitis

   • Deborah A. Gentile, Timothy J. Schaffner, Christine A. Schad, David P. Skoner

   Pages 117-128

9. Allergic Rhinitis, Asthma, and Obstructive Sleep Apnea: The Link

   • Jeffrey R. Stokes, Thomas B. Casale

   Pages 129-140

10. Common Colds and Respiratory Viruses: Impact on Allergy and Asthma

    • Ioanna M. Velissariou, Paraskevi Xepapadaki, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos

    Pages 141-155

11. Cold, Dry Air, and Hyperosmolar Challenges in Rhinitis

    • Paraya Assanasen, Robert M. Naclerio

    Pages 157-171

12. Mechanisms of Mucus Induction in Asthma

    • Lauren Cohn

    Pages 173-185

13. Mechanisms of Cough in Asthma and Allergic Airway Disease

    • Kevin M. White, Michael S. Tankersley, Pramod S. Kelkar

    Pages 187-201

14. Airway Hyperresponsiveness: Inflammatory Mechanisms and Clinical Aspects

    • Salman Siddiqui, Fay Hollins, Christopher Brightling

    Pages 203-226

15. Mechanisms of Nocturnal Asthma

    • Krzysztof Kowal, Lawrence Du Buske

    Pages 227-246

16. Severe Asthma in Adults: Pathology to Clinical Aspects

    • Kazuyuki Chibana, Sally Wenzel

    Pages 247-260

17. Exercise-Induced Asthma: Clinical Manifestations

    • Peter J. Helms

    Pages 261-270

18. Aspirin-Sensitive Asthma

    • Andrzej Szczeklik, Ewa Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, Marek Sanak

    Pages 271-285

19. Airway Remodeling in Asthma and Therapeutic Implications

    • Tari Haahtela

    Pages 287-302

20. Occupational Asthma and Its Relationship to Occupational Rhinitis

    • Gianna Moscato, Eugenia Galdi

    Pages 303-320

When I entered the field of allergy in the early 1970s, the standard textbook was a few hundred pages, and the specialty was so compact that texts were often authored entirely by a single individual and were never larger than one volume. Compare this with Allergy Frontiers: Epigenetics, Allergens, and Risk Factors, the present s- volume text with well over 150 contributors from throughout the world. This book captures the explosive growth of our specialty since the single-author textbooks referred to above. The unprecedented format of this work lies in its meticulous attention to detail yet comprehensive scope. For example, great detail is seen in manuscripts dealing with topics such as “Exosomes, naturally occurring minimal antigen presenting units” and “Neuropeptide S receptor 1 (NPSR1), an asthma susceptibility gene.” The scope is exemplified by the unique approach to disease entities normally dealt with in a single chapter in most texts. For example, anaphylaxis, a topic usually confined to one chapter in most textbooks, is given five chapters in Allergy Frontiers. This approach allows the text to employ multiple contributors for a single topic, giving the reader the advantage of being introduced to more than one vi- point regarding a single disease.

• Atmen
• allergy
• asthma
• diseases
• genetics
• immunology
• inflammation
• pathology
• pathophysiology
• physiology
• sleep

From the reviews:

"Allergy Frontiers is a remarkable undertaking by 3 well-known experts in the field of allergy/immunology. … Clinical Manifestations, contains 500 pages and comprises 30 chapters that summarize the current knowledge of the clinical manifestations of allergic diseases … . helpful to clinicians, who are often challenged to understand why some patients respond to treatment and others do not. … will serve as an invaluable resource for academicians, allergy/immunology training programs, and curious individuals who require more than a basic understanding of the subject." (Katherine Gundling, Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 302 (17), November, 2009)

• Nippon Medical School, Bunkyo-ku, Japan

  Ruby Pawankar

• Southampton General Hospital, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK

  Stephen T. Holgate

• Childrens's Mercy Hospital and Clinic, UMKC School of Medicine, Kansas City, USA

  Lanny J. Rosenwasser

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