Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Immunity in Allergic Diseases
Fatma Emre Turan Taşolar, MD
Clinic of Chest Diseases, Health Sciences University, Kocaeli City Hospital, Kocaeli, Turkiye
Department of Medical Biology, Health Sciences University, Hamidiye Medical Faculty, Istanbul, Turkiye
Chapter 2. T Cells and Cytokines in Allergic Diseases
Ertan Kanbur, PhD
Nanothera Lab, Drug Application and Research Center (ERFARMA), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye; Clinical Engineering Research and Implementation Center (ERKAM), Erciyes University, Kayseri, Türkiye
Chapter 3. Genetic Basis of Allergic Diseases
Gözde Öztan, PhD
Department of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkiye
Chapter 4. Epidemiology of Allergic Diseases
Volkan Atasoy, MD
Department of Family Medicine, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkiye
Chapter 5. Allergy Skin Tests
Enes Çelik¹, MD and Fatma Dindar Çelik², MD
¹Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Atatürk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkiye
²Department of Allergy and Immunology, University of Health Sciences, Ankara Atatürk Sanatorium Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkiye
Chapter 6. Laboratory Tests in the Diagnosis of Allergies
Negar Taghavi Pourianazar, PhD
Department of Medical Laboratory Techniques, Istanbul Aydin University, Istanbul, Turkiye
Chapter 7. Clinical Approach to High Immunoglobulin E Levels and Hyperimmunoglobulinemia E Syndromes
Idil Akay Hacı, MD
Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Health Sciences University, Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkiye
Chapter 8. Allergic Rhinitis
Ferhat Arık, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Tomarza State Hospital, Kayseri, Turkiye
Chapter 9. Rhinosinusitis
Tuğba Yemiş, MD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University, Rize, Turkiye
Chapter 10. Nasal Polyps
Mehmet Birinci, MD
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkiye
Chapter 11. Ocular Allergy
Mesut Özdemir, MD
Department of Ophthalmology, Sivas Numune Hospital, Sivas, Turkiye
Chapter 12. Urticaria and Angioedema
Seda Koc Sahin¹, MD and Gokhan Sahin², MD
¹Department of Pathology, Samsun Educational and Research Hospital, Samsun, Turkiye
²Department of Dermatology, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkiye
Chapter 13. Anaphylaxis
Orhan Tanrıverdi, PhD
Department of Emergency Medicine, Mengücek Gazi Education and Research Hospital, Binali Yıldırım University, Erzincan, Turkiye
Chapter 14. Mastocytosis
Havva Erdem¹, MD and Ayten Livaoğlu², MD
¹Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye
²Department of Pathology, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkiye
Chapter 15. Eosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndromes
Gamze Gursoy, MD
Infectious Diseases Clinic, Ardahan State Hospital, Ardahan, Turkiye
Chapter 16. Atopic Dermatitis
Ceyhun Yurtsever, MD
Department of Family Medicine, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkiye
Chapter 17. Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Burcu Aykanat Yurtsever, MD
Department of Family Medicine, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkiye
Chapter 18. Latex Allergy
Bade Ertürk Arık, MD
Department of Family Physician, Bunyamin Somyurek Family Health Center, Kayseri, Turkiye
Chapter 19. Insect Venom Allergy
Nergiz Kendirci, MD
Department of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Denizli State Hospital, Denizli, Turkiye
Chapter 20. Drug Allergies and Drug Hypersensitivity Reactions
Merve Yilmaz Bozoglan, MD
Department of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazıg, Turkiye
Chapter 21. Food Allergy and Gastrointestinal Syndromes
Ekrem Dutoglu, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Tokat Medical Park Hospital, Tokat, Turkiye
Chapter 22. Pathogenesis of Asthma
Seyfullah Yücel, MD
Department of Internal Medicine, Markasi Hospital, Kahramanmaraş, Turkiye
Chapter 23. Asthma in Childhood
Emre Öztürk, MD
Department of Pediatrics, Medical Park Hospital, Ordu, Turkiye
Chapter 24. Asthma in Adulthood
Sinan Arslan, MD
Department of Chest Diseases, University of Health Sciences, Derince Training and Research Hospital, Kocaeli, Türkiye
Chapter 25. New Drugs in Asthma Treatment
Nesrin Ç. Duman, MD
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye
Chapter 26. Hypersensitivity Pneumonia
Havva Erdem¹, MD and Hatice Kucuk², MD
¹Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Ordu University, Ordu, Turkiye
²Department of Pathology, Kanuni Training and Research Hospital, Trabzon, Turkiye
Chapter 27. Environment and Lifestyle in Allergic Diseases
Dilek Irmak, MD
Department of Family Medicine, Gölbaşı State Hospital Adıyaman, Turkiye
Chapter 28. Allergen Immunotherapy
Türker Salman
Department of Pharmacy Services, Fırat University, Elazığ, Turkiye
Chapter 29. Prebiotics, Probiotics, and Allergy
Ayse Burcu Aktas, PhD
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Sivas Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkiye
Index
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