Contact Urticaria Syndrome

Dr. Ana Giménez-Arnau is a Consultant in Dermatology and Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology at the University of Barcelona. Dr. Howard Maibach is a professor in the Department of Dermatology at UCSF and is an expert in contact and occupational dermatitis and His specialties are dermatotoxicology, or skin exposure toxicity; allergies and skin disorders; and dermatopharmacology or the study of medications for skin disorders. Dr. Maibach has been on the editorial board of more than 30 scientific journals and is a member of 19 professional societies including the American Academy of Dermatology, San Francisco Dermatological Society and the Internal Commission on Occupation Health.

• Chapter 1. Essentials and Updated Concepts.- Chapter 2. Basic Epidemiology Concepts Relevant in Contact Urticaria.- Chapter 3. Occupational Relevance of Contact Urticaria Syndrome.- Chapter 4. Clinical Diagnosis of Immediate Contact Skin Reactions.- Chapter 5. Oral Allergy Syndrome: Rethinking Concepts.- Chapter 6. Wheals and Eczema: Pathogenic Mechanism in Immediate Contact Reactions.- Chapter 7. Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Proteins.- Chapter 8. Immediate Skin Contact Reactions Induced by Chemicals.- Chapter 9. Immunoglobulin E, Pathogenic Relevance in Immediate Contact Reactions.- Chapter 10. Diagnostic Methods: Cutaneous Provocation Tests in Contact Urticaria Syndrome.- Chapter 11. Molecular Diagnosis in Contact Urticaria Caused by Proteins.- Chapter 12. Preventive Measures for Occupational Induced Immediate Contact Reactions.- Chapter 13. Management and Treatment of Contact Urticaria Syndrome.- Chapter 14. Management of Contact Urticaria through Clinical Cases.