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Basic Principles in Allergology and Hypersensitivity Reactions

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Many clinical presentations in dermatology are based on hypersensitivity reactions, which may be caused by toxic effects, intolerance reactions or immune adverse events. For a better understanding, the classification, the clinical presentations, and the essential management will be covered. Unfortunately, terms in allergology are not used uniformly, which can lead to confusion. This chapter is based on the definitions used to classify food hypersensitivity reactions. The classification covers various hypersensitivity reactions and briefly touches on their mechanism. This chapter also adds typical examples from clinical daily practice as well as basic principles in diagnosis and therapy.

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  1. Department of Dermatology and Allergy, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Tilo Biedermann & Knut Brockow

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  1. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Gerd Plewig

  2. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Lars French

  3. Department of Dermatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Thomas Ruzicka

  4. Department of Dermatology, Venerology and Allergology, Frankfurt University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany

    Roland Kaufmann

  5. Clinic for Dermatology and Allergology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany

    Michael Hertl

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Biedermann, T., Brockow, K. (2020). Basic Principles in Allergology and Hypersensitivity Reactions. In: Plewig, G., French, L., Ruzicka, T., Kaufmann, R., Hertl, M. (eds) Braun-Falco´s Dermatology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58713-3_25-1

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