Anaphylaxis and Hypersensitivity Reactions

1. Definition and Criteria for the Diagnoses of Anaphylaxis
Phil Lieberman

2. An Epidemiological Approach to Reducing the Risk of Fatal Anaphylaxis
Richard S. H. Pumphrey

3. Pathophysiology and Organ Damage in Anaphylaxis
Stephen F. Kemp, Richard F. Lockey

4. Mast Cells: Effector Cells of Anaphylaxis
Mindy Tsai, Stephen J. Galli

5. Basophils in Anaphylaxis
David E. Sloane, Donald MacGlashan

6. Protease Mediators of Anaphylaxis
George H. Caughey

7. Aspirin and NSAID Reactions: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, and Management
Andrew A. White, Tanya M. Laidlaw, Katharine Woessner

8. IgE-Dependent and Independent Effector Mechanisms in Human and Murine Anaphylaxis
Fred D. Finkelman

9. Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
Kirsi M. Järvinen-Seppo, Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn

10. Antibiotic-Induced Anaphylaxis
Pascal Demoly, Philippe Jean Bousquet, Antonino Romano

11. Anaphylaxis During Radiological Procedures and in the Peri-operative Setting
Pascale Dewachter, David L. Hepner

12. Hymenoptera-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions and Anaphylaxis
Mitja Kosnik, Peter Korosec

13. Idiopathic Anaphylaxis
Karen Hsu Blatman, Leslie C. Grammer

14. Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis and Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
Anna M. Feldweg, Albert L. Sheffer

15. Mastocytosis and Mast Cell Activation Syndromes Presenting as Anaphylaxis
Cem Akin, Dean D. Metcalfe

16. Anaphylaxis in Mastocytosis
Luis Escribano, Alberto Orfao

17. Flushing and Urticarial Syndromes Presenting as Anaphylaxis
Joseph H. Butterfield

18. Pharmacologic Management of Acute Anaphylaxis
David I. Bernstein

19. Drug Desensitizations in the Management of Allergy and Anaphylaxis to Chemotherapeutic Agents and Monoclonal Antibodies
Aleena Banerji, Patrick Brennan, Paul Hesterberg, Eyal Oren, F. Ida Hsu

20. Rapid Desensitizations for Antibiotic-Induced Hypersensitivity Reactions and Anaphylaxis
Tito Rodriguez Bouza, Ross I. Palis, Henry J. Legere, Mariana C. Castells

21. Induction of Tolerance for Food-Induced Anaphylaxis
A. Wesley Burks, Pooja Varshney

22. Management of Anaphylaxis: Relevance of Causes and Future Trends in Treatment
Scott P. Commins, Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills

Keywords: Medicine & Public Health, Emergency Medicine, Allergology, General Practice / Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Medical Biochemistry