Drug Hypersensitivity, An Issue of Medical Clinics of North America

This issue of the Medical Clinics of North America brings the internist up to date on the latest approaches to drug hypersensitivity. Acute symptoms and reactions such as urticaria, angioedema, anaphylaxis, anaphylactic shock are covered. Delayed symptoms such as MPE, SDRIFE, delayed urticaria, vasculitis, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, toxic epidermal necrolysis, AGEP, and DRESS/D(i)HS are also covered. Complex clinical pictures are explored, including the side effects to biologics, anticoagulation (including HIT), and cytostatic drugs (such asoxaliplatin, cisplatin, paclitaxel, and others). Other topics include perioperative anaphylaxis, betalactam hypersensitivity, and NSAID intolerance.

Product details

• Authors: Werner Pichler, Werner J. Pichler, Pichler Werner J.
• Publisher: Elsevier Health Science
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2010
• EAN: 9781437724646
• ISBN: 978-1-4377-2464-6
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 228 mm x 229 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Series: The Clinics: Internal Medicine
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; MEDICAL / Immunology, Allergies, Medicine: Allergies