Encyclopedia of Medical Immunology

<p>Allergy Treatment: Immunotherapy, Immu: Allergen avoidance: Avoidance strategies for Skin allergies.- Allergen avoidance: Cockroach and rodent avoidance.- Allergen avoidance: Dietary management of food allergy.- Allergen avoidance: Dust mite avoidance.- Allergen avoidance: Fungi and mold avoidance.- Allergen avoidance: Furry animal avoidance.- Allergen avoidance: Pollen avoidance-tree, grass, weed.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinitis.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy for Asthma.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy for Hymenoptera allergy.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy with recombinant and DNA conjugated allergens.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Mechanisms of IT.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Overview of allergen immunotherapy.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Safety of Immunotherapy.- Allergen Immunotherapy: Sublingual Immunotherapy.- Immunomodulator therapy: Immunomodulator treatment of Asthma.- Immunomodulator therapy: Immunomodulatory treatment of Chronic urticarial.- Immunomodulator therapy: Immunomodulatory treatment of hypereosinophilic syndrome.- Immunomodulator therapy: Immunomodulatory treatment of Mastocytosis.- Allergy Treatment: Pharmacotherapy: Herbal remedies.- Homeopathy, acupuncture, NAET.- Intranasal anticholinergics.- Intranasal antihistamines.- Intranasal Corticosteroids.- Intranasal decongestants.- Intranasal mast cell stabilizers.- Leukotriene receptor antagonists.- mAbs (omalizumab).- Ocular antihistamines.- Ocular Corticosteroids.- Ocular vasoconstrictors.- Oral antihistamines.- Oral corticosteroids.- Oral decongestants.- Oral mast cell stabilizers.- Topical calcineurin inhibitors.- Topical corticosteroids.- Topical Preparations: Antihistamines.- Atopic Dermatitis Urticaria and Dermatitis: 3-dimethylaminopropylamine (DMAPA), allergic contact dermatitis to.- Articaine allergic reaction.- Contact urticaria/protein contact dermatitis (to asparagus, cow?s hair, seafood etc.).- Cutaneousdrug reaction.- Dermatitis from 2-N-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one, allergic contact.- Dermatitis, allergic contact.- Dermatitis, atopic.- Eyes and eyelid, contact allergic reactions on.- Fingernails from sensitization to acrylic, loss of.- Fragrancy, allergic contact dermatitis.- Gluten intolerance and skin diseases.- Hairdressers occupational skin disease.- Latex allergen sensitization.- Methyldibromo glutaronitrile, contact allergy to.- Nail contact dermatitis including allergic contact dermatitis due to nail cosmetics.- Netherton’s syndrome.- Nickel allergic contact dermatitis.- Nitroglycerin dermatitis.- Peanut urticarial.- Photoallergic contact dermatitis.- Plants, allergic contact dermatitis from.- Polidocanol: a contact allergen in shampoo.- Titanium alloy, dermatitis (allergic contact/ granulomatous).- Urticaria.- Biology of IgE, Mast cells and Eosinophils: Activating and inhibitory receptors of mast cells.- Eosinophil activation.- Eosinophil Historical Background.- Eosinophil mediators (granule proteins).- Eosinophil morphology&amp;#8232.- Eosinophil progenitors, growth and differentiation.- Eosinophil receptor expression&amp;#8232.- Eosinophil recruitment&amp;#8232.- Genetic regulation of IgE.- Hyper eosinophilic syndrome.- Hyper IgE syndrome.- IgE isotype switching.- IgE receptor.- IgE testing.- Induction of IgE synthesis; cellular interactions and molecular events.- Mast cell growth and development.- Mast cell-derived mediators.- Mastocytosis.- Morphology and histologic identification of mast cells.- Role of eosinophils in disease.- Role of IgE in disease.- Role of mast cells in disease.- Specific IgE.- Food Allergy and Gastrointestinal Allergy: Allergic Proctocolitis and FPIES.- Cow's milk allergy.- Delayed anaphylaxis to mammalian meat (Alpha-gal).- Diagnostic testing for food allergies.- Egg allergy.- Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal disorders.- Epidemiology of Food allergy.- Esophagitis, eosinophilic.- Fatal allergic reactions tofood.- Food allergens.- Food allergies.- Food challenge.- Food Desensitization.- Future treatment for food allergies.- Nutrition in food allergy.- Oral allergy syndrome.- Peanut allergy.- Insect Allergy: Biting Insects (Local and Systemic Reactions),- Honey Bee.- Imported Fire Ant Allergy.- Insect Allergy in Children.- Venom Content.- Wasp and Vespid Allergy.- Specific Allergens Causing Human Disease: Acrylate allergy.- Allergy to topical medicines.- Benzalkonium chloride in antiseptic bath oil, contact dermatitis to.- Citral in lip salve, contact allergy to.- Contact allergy due to exposure to cosmetics.- Contact allergy due to exposure to detergents and soaps.- Contact allergy due to exposure to dyes.- Corn contact urticarial.- Dicaprylyl maleate – an emerging cosmetic allergen.- Etiological agents of contact allergies.- Footwear dermatitis, allergens in.- Formaldehyde allergy.- Hair dressing allergens.- Herbs, contact sensitivity to medicinal.- Kumkum-induced dermatitis.- Majantol, a fragrance allergen.- Metal contact allergy.- Methacrylates, airborne allergic contact dermatitis from.- Methyldibromo Glutaronitrile, Allergic contact dermatitis from hand degreasing toilet paper.- Nickel, allergic contact sensitization to.- Occupational asthma, isocyanates.- Parthenium dermatitis.- Patch testing.- Rubber/latex allergy.- Shoe allergens.- Shoe allergens, groups of.- Tea tree oil, allergy to.- Woods causing lymphomatoid contact dermatitis, exotic.- Allergy Diagnosis and Testing: Analytes and Biomarkers: IgE.- Analytes and Biomarkers: Cotinine.- Analytes and Biomarkers: Environmental Allergen Assessment.- Analytes and Biomarkers: NO2 and Asthma.- Analytes and Biomarkers: Precipitin Antibodies.- Assay Performance Parameters.- Diagnostic Assay Components.- Diagnostic Components: T helper cell cytokines.- Diagnostic Components: Allergen (in vivo [skin testing, immunotherapy] and in vitro] –Potency, Diagnostic Components: Basophils.-Diagnostic Components: Dendritic cells.- Diagnostic Components: IgE secreting Plasma Cells.- Diagnostic Components: Mast Cells (Fc-epsilon R1).- Diagnostic Terms: Atopy.- Diagnostic Terms:Point of Care testing.- Laboratory and Assay Evaluation.- Methods (in vitro and in vivo): Multiplex Immunoassay Systems (ISAC, Luminex).- Methods (in vitro and in vivo):NEPHELOMETRY.- Methods (in vitro and in vivo): Single-plex Immunoassay Autoanalyzers.- Methods (in vivo): Methacholine Challenge.- Methods (in vivo): Provocation Tests: ( Food Challenge, Nasal Challenge, Bronchial Challenge).- Methods (in vivo):Skin Test (intradermal, puncture).- Predictive value theory of laboratory tests.- Asthma and Other Allergic Lower Respiratory D: Asthma variants: ABPA.- Asthma variants: AERD.- Asthma variants: Allergic Asthma.- Asthma variants: Cough-variant asthma.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: COPD.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: Diff dx of asthma.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: Idiopathic Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: TBM/HDAC.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: Vocal Cord Dysfunction.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:alpha 1 AT deficiency.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:Autoimmune lung disease.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:BPD.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: bronchiectasis.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:chronic eos PNA.- Diseases in DDx of asthma: Croup.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:eos bronchitis.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:HSP.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:IPF.- Diseases in DDx of asthma:Microscopic PAN.- Testing: Bronchial challenges.- Testing: Sputum eosinophil count.- Testing: DLCO.- Testing:Exercise challenge.- Testing:Exhaled nitric oxide.- Testing: High resolution chest CT scan.- Testing: Mannitol challenge.- Testing: Methacholine challenge.- Testing: PFTs.</p>