Bookvolume editor, Johannes Ring.
Contents:
History and epidemiology
History and classification of anaphylaxis
Epidemiology of anaphylaxis
Mechanisms
T-cell response to allergens
Anaphylaxis: mechanisms of mast cell activation
Kinins, airway obstruction, and anaphylaxis
Role for basophils in systemic anaphylaxis
Human cardiac mast cells in anaphylaxis
Diagnosis and clinical symptomatology
Mastocytosis
In vitro diagnosis of anaphylaxis
Allergens and elicitors
Insect venoms
Classification and pathophysiology of radiocontrast media hypersensitivity
Analgesics
Anaphylaxis to general anesthetics
Anaphylactic reactions to local anesthetics
Treatment and prevention
Anaphylaxis: acute treatment and management
Epinephrine (adrenaline) in anaphylaxis.