Main description:

Contact urticaria is an immediate but transient localized swelling and redness that occurs on the skin after direct contact with an offending substance. It is caused by a variety of compounds, such as foods, preservatives, fragrances, plant and animal products, metals, and rubber latex and the mechanism by which these provoke an immediate urticarial rash at the area of contact can be divided into two categories: non-immunological contact urticaria and immunological (allergic) contact urticaria. Non-immunological contact urticaria typically causes mild localized reactions that clear within hours, e.g. stinging nettle rash. This type of urticaria occurs without prior exposure of a patient's immune system to an allergen. Immunological contact urticaria occurs most commonly in atopic individuals (people who are prone to allergy). Hence prior exposure to an allergen is required for this type of contact urticaria to occur.

While there have been other texts written on the subject over the last decade, this book is intended as an easily accessible guide for dermatologists and residents, as well as general practitioners, summarizing the most important concepts that will help physicians identify the signs and symptoms of Contact Urticaria Syndrome in their daily clinical practice. Each chapter is laid out in the following format: Concepts, Tools and Algorithms of Diagnosis and Management, a Clinical Case for each entry, and Recommendations. Additionally, the Volume Editors have worked to provide a global approach to this syndrome using internationally standardized requirements for diagnosis.

Contents:

Table of ContentsContact Urticaria Syndrome: Diagnosis and ManagementEditors: Ana M. Gimenez-Arnau, Howard Maibach
Chapter 1Essentials and Updated ConceptsAna M. Gimenez-Arnau, Howard MaibachChapter 2Basic Epidemiology Concepts Relevant in Contact UrticariaJose Hernan AlfonsoChapter 3Occupational Relevance of Contact Urticaria SyndromeJose Hernan AlfonsoChapter 4Clinical Diagnosis of Immediate Contact Skin ReactionsAna M. Gimenez-Arnau, Marlene IsakssonChapter 5Oral Allergy Syndrome: Rethinking ConceptsJorge Sanchez, Ricardo CardonaChapter 6Wheals and Eczema: Pathogenic Mechanism in Immediate Contact ReactionsEduardo Rozas-Munoz, Esther Serra-Baldrich Chapter 7Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by ProteinsKayria Muttardi, Emek KocaturkChapter 8Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Chemicals Elena Gimenez-ArnauChapter 9Immunoglobulin E, Pathogenic Relevance in Immediate Contact ReactionsMaria Estela Martinez Escala, Leah Ariella Kaplan, Ana M. Gimenez-Arnau Chapter 10Diagnostic Methods: Cutaneous Provocation Tests in Contact Urticaria SyndromeSarah H. Wakelin Chapter 11Molecular Diagnosis in Contact Urticaria Caused by ProteinsJoaquin Sastre Chapter 12Preventive Measures for Occupational Induced Immediate Contact ReactionsJose Hernan AlfonsoChapter 13Management and Treatment of Contact Urticaria SyndromeGustavo Deza, Ana M. Gimenez-Arnau Chapter 14Management of Contact Urticaria through Clinical Cases Tabi A. Leslie, David Orton