1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Acknowledgments - p. vi 7. Preface - p. vii 8. List of Tables - p. viii 9. List of Illustrations - p. ix 10. Section 1. Basic Science - p. ix 11. 1. The immune system and the defense of the body - p. ix 12. 2. Type 2 immune responses - p. 9 13. 3. Mast cells - p. 23 14. 4. Eosinophils and basophils - p. 36 15. 5. The mediators of inflammation and allergy - p. 51 16. 6. The itch-scratch cycle - p. 69 17. 7. The hygiene hypothesis - p. 83 18. Section 2. Allergic Diseases - p. 100 19. 8. Anaphylaxis - p. 100 20. 9. Atopic dermatitis - p. 115 21. 10. Malassezia and staphylococci - p. 137 22. 11. Allergies in the gastrointestinal tract - p. 149 23. 12. Allergies to arthropods - p. 165 24. 13. Allergic respiratory disease - p. 182 25. 14. Drug allergies - p. 200 26. 15. Allergies to vaccines - p. 212 27. Section 3. Treatments - p. 222 28. 16. Allergen-specific immunotherapy - p. 222 29. 17. Drug therapy - p. 235 30. Section 4. Other Hypersensitivities - p. 249 31. 18. Type III hypersensitivity diseases - p. 249 32. 19. Selected type IV hypersensitivities - p. 261 33. 20. Diagnostic assays - p. 270 34. 21. Allergies in veterinarians - p. 286 35. Abbreviations and acronyms - p. 296 36. Index - p. 298
1. Cover image - p. cover 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iii 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Acknowledgments - p. vi 7. Preface - p. vii 8. List of Tables - p. viii 9. List of Illustrations - p. ix 10. Section 1. Basic Science - p. ix 11. 1. The immune system and the defense of the body - p. ix 12. 2. Type 2 immune responses - p. 9 13. 3. Mast cells - p. 23 14. 4. Eosinophils and basophils - p. 36 15. 5. The mediators of inflammation and allergy - p. 51 16. 6. The itch-scratch cycle - p. 69 17. 7. The hygiene hypothesis - p. 83 18. Section 2. Allergic Diseases - p. 100 19. 8. Anaphylaxis - p. 100 20. 9. Atopic dermatitis - p. 115 21. 10. Malassezia and staphylococci - p. 137 22. 11. Allergies in the gastrointestinal tract - p. 149 23. 12. Allergies to arthropods - p. 165 24. 13. Allergic respiratory disease - p. 182 25. 14. Drug allergies - p. 200 26. 15. Allergies to vaccines - p. 212 27. Section 3. Treatments - p. 222 28. 16. Allergen-specific immunotherapy - p. 222 29. 17. Drug therapy - p. 235 30. Section 4. Other Hypersensitivities - p. 249 31. 18. Type III hypersensitivity diseases - p. 249 32. 19. Selected type IV hypersensitivities - p. 261 33. 20. Diagnostic assays - p. 270 34. 21. Allergies in veterinarians - p. 286 35. Abbreviations and acronyms - p. 296 36. Index - p. 298
