Main description:

This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics, guest edited by Mariana Castells, is devoted to Drug Hypersensitivity and Desensitizations. Articles in this issue include: Principles and Practice of Drug Desensitization; Incidence and Prevalence of Drug Hypersensitivity; Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis; Penicillin and Beta Lactam Hypersensitivity; Platins Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity: Prevalence and Management; Monoclonal Antibodies Hypersensitivity: Prevalence and Management; Injectable Drugs and MoAbs Reactions and Management with Desensitization; Delayed Cutaneous Reactions to Antibiotics, Management with Desensitization; Management of Children with Hypersensitivity to Antibiotics and MoAbs; Taxenes Hypersensitivity and Management; Progesterone Autoimmune Dermatitis; Severe Delayed Drug Reaction: Role of Genetics and Viral Infections; andAspirin and NSAIDS Hypersensitivity and Management.

Contents:

Immunology and Allergy Clinics Drug Hypersensitivity and Desensitizations

Erratum

Foreword: Drug Hypersensitivity: Broadening Horizons

Preface: Drug Hypersensitivity and Desensitizations

Drug-Induced Anaphylaxis

Penicillin and Beta-Lactam Hypersensitivity

Platinum Chemotherapy Hypersensitivity: Prevalence and Management

Management of Hypersensitivity Reactions to Taxanes

Monoclonal Antibodies Hypersensitivity: Prevalence and Management

Management of Children with Hypersensitivity to Antibiotics and Monoclonal Antibodies

Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drugs Hypersensitivity and Management

Delayed Cutaneous Hypersensitivity Reactions to Antibiotics: Management with Desensitization

Subcutaneous Injectable Drugs Hypersensitivity and Desensitization: Insulin and Monoclonal Antibodies

Progestogen Hypersensitivity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Diagnosis and Management in Clinical Practice

Severe Delayed Drug Reactions: Role of Genetics and Viral Infections