CONTACT URTICARIA SYNDROME

1. Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Definition, History, Etiology, and Relevance
2. Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Epidemiology and Occupational Relevance
3. Contact Urticaria Syndrome: How It Is Clinically Manifested and to Diagnose It
4. Mast Cell Biology and Its Role in the Immediate Skin Contact Reactions
5. The Oral Allergy Syndrome
6. Atopic Diathesis and Contact Urticaria Syndrome
7. Proteins as Trigger Factors of Immediate Skin Contact Reactions
8. Chemical Compounds as Trigger Factors of Immediate Contact Skin Reactions
9. Nonimmunological Contact Urticaria
10. Immunologic Contact Urticaria
11. Immunoglobulin E: Pathogenic Relevance in Urticaria and Eczema
12. Contact Urticaria Syndrome: Diagnostic Tools and Test Procedures
13. Molecular Diagnosis in Contact Urticaria Caused by Proteins
14. Skin Tests and Specific IgE Determinations in the Diagnosis of Contact Urticaria and Respiratory Disease Caused by Low-Molecular-Weight Chemicals
15. Agricultural Chemicals
16. Animals and Animal Products as Causes of Contact Urticaria and Protein Contact Dermatitis
17. Contact Urticaria and Eczema from Dental Products
18. Contact Urticaria Syndrome Induced by Drugs
19. Contact Urticaria, Dermatitis, and Respiratory Allergy Caused by Enzymes
20. Contact Urticaria Syndrome from Epoxy Resin
21. Contact Urticaria Syndrome from Foods and Food Derivatives
22. Cosmetic Components Causing Contact Urticaria Syndrome: An Update
23. Contact Urticaria Syndrome from Reactive Dyes in Textiles
24. Hairdressing Products: Contact Urticaria Syndrome
25. Metals as a Cause of Contact Urticaria Syndrome
26. Skin Allergy Caused by Organic Acid Anhydrides
27. Immediate Skin Contact Reactions from Plants
28. Contact Urticaria to Preservatives and Disinfectants
29. Seminal Plasma Hypersensitivity and Immediate Contact Skin Reactions to Bodily Fluids

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 syndrome is often misdiagnosed in part due to a misinterpretation of its clinical manifestation and lack of knowledge of appropriate testing protocols and diagnostic programs. The latter have to be individualized for each patient based on the substance in question, medical history, possible concomitant disease, and clinical symptoms reported after exposure to the suspected culprit.

Contact Urticaria Syndrome explains various aspects of this syndrome. The book discusses its definition, history, epidemiology, and occupational relevance. It also provides a detailed discussion of various triggers including proteins, chemical compounds, agricultural chemicals, metals, plants, foods, and other substances.

The book describes known immunological and nonimmunological reactions along with diagnostic tools and test procedures. This comprehensive text is a helpful resource for dermatologists, toxicologists, immunologists, physicians, and other health care providers diagnosing and treating patients with contact urticaria syndrome. It summarizes clinical experience that makes it easier for providers to select the appropriate diagnostic tools and therapeutic approaches.

Features:
- Discusses the history, relevance, epidemiology, and occupational relevance of contact urticaria syndrome
- Provides comprehensive coverage of the latest research and developments in diagnosis protocols, tools, and treatment of contact urticaria syndrome
- Examines both immunological and non-immunological forms of the syndrome
- Discusses reactions from low-molecular-weight chemicals, animals and animal products, plants, and metals
- Presents contributions from international experts in dermatology

Authors
• 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 booksDermatotoxicology (2012) and Handbook of Cosmetic Science and Technology(2014).