Urticaria and Angioedema, Second Edition

Ensure appropriate diagnosis and follow-through treatment of urticaria and angioedema with this revised and expanded new edition.• recent developments—in diagnosis and screening tests help you make accurate diagnoses for improved patient care• new chapters—on epidemiology, diagnostic techniques, acute urticaria, nonhereditary angioedema, systemic mastocytosis, and hypersinophilic syndrome keep you current on what has changed since the first edition.• expert editorship—32 international key opinion leaders with a wealth of experience in the field give you guidance you trust. • information on autoimmune mechanisms—that initiate chronic urticaria and angioedema in some patients, and abnormalities of signal transduction that may be found in both the autoimmune and “idiopathic” subgroups of urticaria and angioedema gives you a full understanding of how the diseases develop and transform