THE DANGERS OF ALLERGIC ASTHMA

Preface
Chapter 1. Epidemiology of Asthma
Chapter 2. Immunology of Allergic Asthma and T2 Inflammation in Allergic Asthma
Chapter 3. Pollens Causing Asthma
Chapter 4. Mites and Fungal Spores Causing Asthma
Chapter 5. Diagnosis of Asthma: Clinical Symptoms and Tests
Chapter 6. Occupational Allergic Asthma
Chapter 7. Severe AsthmaChapter 8. An Update on Thunderstorm Allergy and AsthmaChapter 9. Asthma and Climatic Change
Chapter 10. Air Pollution and Asthma
Chapter 11. Allergic Asthma and Viruses
Chapter 12. United Airway Disease
Chapter 13. Allergic Bronchopulmonary AspergillosisChapter 14. Aspirin-Exacerbated Respiratory Disease
Chapter 15 Pharmacological Treatment of Asthma
Chapter 16. Immunotherapy for Asthma
Chapter 17. Biological Treatments for Asthma
Chapter 18. Clinical Pharmacogenomics in Asthma Therapy
Index

This book describes in depth the potential dangers of allergic asthma, like thunderstorm-asthma outbreaks, occupational asthma, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and new potential threats like climate change and air pollution influencing asthma. There are also other chapters describing the epidemiology, immunology and allergens related to allergic asthma. The concept of united airway disease is reviewed, and special situations like severe asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease are also covered. Chapters about diagnostic approach and primary treatments, including biologics and clinical pharmacogenomics in asthma therapy, contributes to a more complete knowledge about this complex, fascinating and sometimes dangerous disease.

Author
Jesús Miguel García-Menaya, PhD, MD – Allergy Department, Badajoz University Hospital, Associate Professor of Medicine, University of Extremadura, Badajoz, Spain