Urticaria

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIV

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2. The Spectrum of Urticaria

   • B. M. Henz

   Pages 1-17

3. Causes of Urticaria

   • B. M. Henz, T. Zuberbier

   Pages 19-38

4. Acute and Chronic Urticaria

   • T. Zuberbier, B. M. Henz

   Pages 39-44

5. Angioedema

   • P. Möller, B. M. Henz

   Pages 45-54

6. Physical Urticaria

   • B. M. Henz

   Pages 55-89

7. Cholinergic Urticaria

   • T. Zuberbier

   Pages 91-96

8. Contact Urticaria

   • J. Grabbe

   Pages 97-114

9. Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome

   • W. Nürnberg, B. M. Henz

   Pages 115-124

10. Mastocytosis (Urticaria Pigmentosa)

    • N. Haas, B. M. Henz

    Pages 125-138

11. Diagnosis of Urticaria

    • T. Zuberbier, B. M. Henz

    Pages 139-159

12. Urticaria Therapy

    • B. M. Henz, T. Zuberbier, E. Monroe

    Pages 161-181

13. Back Matter

    Pages 183-210

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Urticaria is one of the most common dermatological and allergological cutaneous reactions and, compared to other diseases, it is easily recognized by patients and physicians alike. Nevertheless, the disease is highly complex regarding its eliciting causes, its clinical manifestations and its therapy. Thus, a famous New York dermatologist once mentioned that he would rather have a lion than a patient with chronic urticaria walk into his office. This may seem surprising since, to the uninitiated, different types of urticaria look alike, and the pathomechanisms are rather well understood, with mast cells being almost invariably the main effector cells. In 1986, a monograph of the first editor (Prof. Czarnetzki, now with the married name Henz) appeared, giving a detailed and thorough review of the then current state of knowledge regarding all aspects of the disease. Since then, two updates of this book have appeared in the German language, with coworkers of the clinic of Prof. Henz helping in the revision of the various chapters of the old monograph, and with particular emphasis on practical aspects of the disease. The present book is mainly a translation of the second German edition, with only minor updates and with more citations from the literature since the 1986 monograph is no longer available for purchase.

• Internal medicine
• Urticaria
• allergen
• allergy
• epidemiology
• infection
• therapy

• Charité-Virchow Klinikum, Medizinische Fakultät der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Dermatologische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik, Berlin, Germany

  Beate M. Henz, Torsten Zuberbier

• Medizinische Universitüt zu Lübeck Klinik für Dermatologie und Venerologie, Lübeck, Germany

  Jürgen Grabbe

• Milwaukee Medical Clinic, Good Hope Road Center, Milwaukee, USA

  Eugene Monroe

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