Table of Contents

Part I Basics Pages

1. Allergen Immunotherapy in Historical Perspective Sheldon G. Cohen and Richard Evans, III

2. Definition of an Allergen (Immunobiology) Malcolm N. Blumenthal and Andreas Rosenberg

3. Allergen Nomenclature Martin D. Chapman

4. Immunologic Responses to Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy Stephen J. Till and Stephen R. Durham

5. Immunologic Responses to Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy Mubeccel Akdis

^{Part II Allergens: Inhalational, Ingested and Injected}

^{6. Tree Pollen Allergens Ines Swoboda, Teresa Twaroch, Monika Grote and Rudolf Valenta}

^{7. Grass Pollen Allergens Robert E. Esch}

^{8. Weed Pollen Allergens Shyam S. Mohapatra, Richard F. Lockey and Florentino Polo}

^{9. Fungal Allergens Hari M. Vijay and Viswanath P. Kurup}

^{10. Mite Allergens Enrique Fernandez-Caldas, Leonardo Puerta, Luis Caraballo and Richard F. Lockey}

^{11. Cockroach and Other Inhalant Insect Allergens Anna Pomes}

^{12. Mammalian Allergens Tuomas Virtanen and Tuure Kinnunen}

^{13. Food Allergens Ricki M. Helm and A. Wesley Burks}

^{14. Hymenoptera Allergens Te Piao King and Miles Guralnick}

^{15. Biting Insect Allergens Donald R. Hoffman}

^{16. Occupational Allergens Andrew M. Smith and David Bernstein}

^{Part III Immunotherapy Techniques: Preparations and Administration of Subcutaneous and Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy}

^{17. Standardized Allergen Vaccines in the United States Jay E. Slater}

^{18. Manufacturing and Standardizing Allergen Extracts in Europe Jorgen Nedergaard Larsen, Christian Gauguin Houghton, Manuel Lombardero Vega and Henning Lowenstein}

^{19. Preparing and Mixing Allergen Vaccines for Subcutaneous Immunotherapy Harold S. Nelson}

^{20. Administration of Subcutaneous Allergen Vaccines Michael Radtke and Leslie C. Grammer}

^{21. Adminstration of Sublingual Vaccines Giovanni Passalacqua and Giorgio W. Canonica}

^{22. Subcutaneous Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, Allergic Asthma and Prevention of Allergic Diseases Hans-Jorgen Malling and Jean Bousquet}

^{23. Sublingual Immunotherapy for Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis, Allergic Asthma and Prevention of Allergic Diseases Moises A. Calderon, Martin Penagos and Stephen R. Durham}

^{24. Immunotherapy for Hymenoptera Venom and Biting Insect Hypersensitivity Ulrich Muller, David B. K. Golden and Richard F. Lockey}

^{Part IV Other Types of Immunotherapy}

^{25. Modified Allergens, Adjuvants and Experimental Forms of Allergen Immunotherapy Shyam S. Mohapatra, Homero San-Juan-Vergara, Nicole Wopfner and Fatima Ferreira}

^{26. Anti-IgE Therapy 16 Eckard Hamelmann and Ulrich Wahn}

^{27. Immunotherapy for Food and Latex Allergy Anna Nowak-Wegrzyn and Scott H. Sicherer}

^{28. Unproven and Controversial Forms of Immunotherapy Abba I. Terr and Haig Tcheurekdjian}

^{Part V Prevention and Management of Adverse Effects}

^{29. Adverse Effects and Fatalities Associated with Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy Samuel C. Bukantz, Andrew S. Bagg and Richard F. Lockey}

^{30. Adverse Effects Associated with Sublingual Allergen Immunotherapy Giovanni Passalacqua and Erkka Valovirta}

^{31. Prevention and Treatment of Anaphylaxis Stephen F. Kemp and Richard D. deShazo}

^{32. Instructions and Consent Forms for Subcutaneous Allergen Immunotherapy Linda Cox and Richard F. Lockey}

^{33. Instructions and Consent Forms for Sublingual Immunotherapy Pascal Demoly and Claude Andre}