1st Edition

Contact Urticaria Syndrome

Edited By Ana M. Gimenez-Arnau, Howard I. Maibach Copyright 2015
310 Pages 28 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

310 Pages
by CRC Press

Contact urticaria syndrome was first defined in 1975 and since then scientific interest has steadily increased. New cases are continuously being reported furnishing information on novel clinical features. A large number of compounds could be responsible for triggering the syndrome including fragrances, cosmetics, latex, preservatives, flavorings, and disinfectants. However, contact urticaria... Read more

Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Definition, History, Etiology, and Relevance; Ana M. Giménez-Arnau and Howard Maibach

Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Epidemiology and Occupational Relevance; Kristiina Aalto-Korte and Sari Suomela

Contact Urticaria Syndrome: How It Is Clinically Manifested and to Diagnose It; Ana M. Giménez-Arnau

Mast Cell Biology and Its Role in the Immediate Skin Contact Reactions; Marcus Maurer, Frank Siebenhaar, Oliver Schmetzer, and Martin Metz

The Oral Allergy Syndrome; Pascale Mathelier-Fusade

Atopic Diathesis and Contact Urticaria Syndrome; M. Braire-Bourrel, F. Augey, F. Bérard, and J.F. Nicolas

Proteins as Trigger Factors of Immediate Skin Contact Reactions; Pigatto Paolo Daniele and Rossano Hermes Valsecchi

Chemical Compounds as Trigger Factors of Immediate Contact Skin Reactions; Elena Giménez-Arnau

Nonimmunological Contact Urticaria; Vincent Cunanan and Arto Lahti

Immunologic Contact Urticaria; Antti Lauerma

Immunoglobulin E: Pathogenic Relevance in Urticaria and Eczema; Maria Estela Martinez-Escala, Eduardo Rozas-Muñoz, and Ana M. Giménez-Arnau

Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Diagnostic Tools and Test Procedures; Charlotte G. Mortz and Klaus E. Andersen

Molecular Diagnosis in Contact Urticaria Caused by Proteins; Joaquín Sastre

Skin Tests and Specific IgE Determinations in the Diagnosis of Contact Urticaria and Respiratory Disease Caused by Low-Molecular-Weight Chemicals; Kristiina Aalto-Korte, Outi Kuuliala, and Eva Helaskoski

Agricultural Chemicals; Vincent Cunanan, Christopher J. Dannaker, and Howard Maibach

Animals and Animal Products as Causes of Contact Urticaria and Protein Contact Dermatitis; Päivikki Susitaival

Contact Urticaria and Eczema from Dental Products; T. Rustemeyer

Contact Urticaria Syndrome Induced by Drugs; Margarida Gonçalo

Contact Urticaria, Dermatitis, and Respiratory Allergy Caused by Enzymes; Monica Stanciu and Denis Sasseville

Contact Urticaria Syndrome from Epoxy Resin; Monica Hindsén and Magnus Bruze

Contact Urticaria Syndrome from Foods and Food Derivatives; Pascale Mathelier-Fusade and Angèle Soria

Cosmetic Components Causing Contact Urticaria Syndrome: An Update; Lien Verhulst and An Goossens

Contact Urticaria Syndrome from Reactive Dyes in Textiles; Marléne Isaksson

Hairdressing Products: Contact Urticaria Syndrome; Parastoo Davari and Howard H. Maibach

Metals as a Cause of Contact Urticaria Syndrome; Majken G. Hougaard and Jacob P. Thyssen

Skin Allergy Caused by Organic Acid Anhydrides; Riitta Jolanki and Kristiina Aalto-Korte

Immediate Skin Contact Reactions from Plants; Evy Paulsen, Flemming Andersen, and Klaus E. Andersen

Contact Urticaria to Preservatives and Disinfectants; Ryan Toholka and Rosemary Nixon

Seminal Plasma Hypersensitivity and Immediate Contact Skin Reactions to Bodily Fluids; Jonathan A. Bernstein

Biography

Ana M. Giménez-Arnau, MD, PhD, is a professor of dermatology at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She is also a consultant physician in dermatology and venereology in the Department of Dermatology at the Hospital del Mar, Barcelona. Dr. Giménez-Arnau was president of the 12th ESCD Congress in 2014. Her publications range from the 1995 article on chronic contact aquagenic urticaria to updated 2014 guidelines for the diagnosis and management of urticaria.

Howard I. Maibach, MD, is a professor of dermatology at the University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Maibach’s publications range from the groundbreaking 1975 article on contact urticaria syndrome to the more recent books Dermatotoxicology (2012) and Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology (2014).