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Allergy-Hormone Links
Shilpa Bhupatrai Shah
CHAPTER 1:
History
HISTORY OF ALLERGY
HISTORY OF HORMONE ALLERGY
CHAPTER 2:
Classifications
ALLERGY, ATOPY AND ALLERGENS
CLASSIFICATION OF ALLERGENS5
HORMONE ALLERGY AND HORMONE ALLERGENS
HORMONE ALLERGY
HORMONE ALLERGENS
CORTISOL
ADRENALINE
DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE (DHEA)
TESTOSTERONE
ESTROGEN
PROGESTERONE
THYROID HORMONES
CHAPTER 3:
Genetics
GENETICS OF ALLERGY
GENETICS OF HORMONE ALLERGY
CHAPTER 4:
Cause
CAUSE OF ALLERGY
HYGIENE HYPOTHESIS
OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
CAUSE OF HORMONE ALLERGY
CHAPTER 5:
Reactions
ALLERGY REACTIONS
Type-I: Anaphylactic Sensitivity
Type-II: Antibody-dependent Cytotoxic Hypersensitivity
Type-III: Complex-mediated Hypersensitivity
Type-IV: Cell-mediated Hypersensitivity
Integrated Immune Reactions
HORMONE ALLERGY REACTIONS
CHAPTER 6:
Inflammatory Mechanisms
INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS OF ALLERGY
Sensitization Phase
Re-exposure to Allergen
Th1 and Th2 Lymphocytes
Th1 Lymphocytes
Th2 Lymphocytes
IgE Isotype Switch
Mononuclear Phagocytic Cells
Neurogenic Inflammation
INFLAMMATORY MECHANISMS OF HORMONE ALLERGY
CHAPTER 7:
Pathophysiology
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF ALLERGY
Acute Response
Late-phase Response
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF HORMONE ALLERGY
CHAPTER 8:
Manifestations
THE MANIFESTATIONS OF ALLERGY AND NASAL ALLERGY1
Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis
Perennial Allergic Rhinitis
BRONCHIAL ALLERGY2
Asthma
Bronchitis
LARYNGEAL ALLERGY10
Edema of Glottis
Recurrent Croup
MIDDLE EAR ALLERGY10
Secretory Otitis Media
GASTROINTESTINAL ALLERGY11
Allergic Colitis
Aphthous Stomatitis
Geographic Tongue
Pruritus Ani
Fetor Oris
Vomiting
Gallbladder Reaction
ALLERGY OF THE SKIN12
Urticaria (Hives) (Nettle Rash)
Angiedema
Atopic Dermatitis
Photo Dermatitis
Drug Dermatoses
ALLERGY OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM14
Headache
Tension-fatigue Syndrome
Seizures
ALLERGY OF THE EYE15
Allergic Conjunctivitis
ALLERGY OF THE MUSCLES AND SKELETON16
ALLERGY OF THE GENITOURINARY SYSTEM17
THE BODY18
CO-MORBIDITY
THE MANIFESTATIONS OF HORMONE ALLERGY
ANXIETY AND PANIC ATTACKS
PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
PREMENSTRUAL ASTHMA
MENSTRUAL MIGRAINE
FIBROMYALGIA
INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS
ARTHRITIS
CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME
INFERTILITY
CHAPTER 9:
Diagnosis
DIAGNOSING ALLERGY1
History Taking
Procedure in History Taking
Inventory of the System
Skin Testing
Skin Prick Test
Patch Test
Provocation Tests
Food Challenge
Allergy Tests in vitro Nasal Smears
Blood Testing
Measurement of Total Serum IgE
Measurement of Specific Serum IgE
Sputum
Basophil Degranulation and Histamine Release
Pulmonary Function Tests
Radiology
DIAGNOSING HORMONE ALLERGY
CHAPTER 10:
Therapy
INTRODUCTION
AVOIDANCE OF ALLERGEN
PHARMACOTHERAPY
ALLERGEN IMMUNOTHERAPY
Benefits from Immunotherapy
Mechanism of Therapeutic Action
Procedure of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy
Possible Side Effects of Subcutaneous Immunotherapy
Procedure of Sublingual Immunotherapy
Possible Side Effects of Sublingual Immunotherapy
ANTI-IgE IMMUNOTHERAPY
GENETIC IMMUNOTHERAPY
SETTING THE BIOLOGICAL CLOCK
PROVISION OF HORMONES—A CURE FOR HORMONE ALLERGY
IMMUNOTHERAPY FOR HORMONE ALLERGY
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