Contents: 1. Classification of Urticaria/Torsten Zuberbier. 2. Diagnosis of Urticaria/Marcus Maurer. 3. Contact Urticaria: An Update/Isabel Ogueta C and Ana M Giménez-Arnau. 4. Chronic Inducible Urticaria/Andaç Salman and Ana M Giménez-Arnau. 5. Angioedema/Clive EH Grattan. 6.Cutaneous Mastocytosis/Frank Siebenhaar. 7. Pharmacology of Antihistamines/Martin K Church/8. Treatment of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria/Kiran V Godse. Annexures. Index.
Key Features:
• A concise reference resource on urticaria.
• Edited by internationally renowned authors.
• Each chapter discusses epidemiology, etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features, differential diagnosis, complications and treatment of lesions.
• Includes latest guidelines on the subject.
• Enriched with colored photographs and flow charts.
• Useful for practicing dermatologists, family physicians and allergy specialists.