The Toxicant Induction of Irritant Asthma, Rhinitis, and Related Conditions

The Toxicant Induction of Irritant Asthma, Rhinitis, and Related Conditions

Untoward reactions to environmental chemicals, particularly when a subject reports difficulties with exposures to chemicals of diverse classes involving more than one organ system, have been poorly understood and an area of great controversy. Studies of airway inflammation induced by respiratory irr...

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Published in:Springer eBooks
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Meggs, William J. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Boston, MA : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
Subjects:
medicine.
Immunology.
Toxicology.
Biomedicine.
Pharmacology/Toxicology.
Medicine/Public Health, general.
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-9044-9
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Irritant asthma, irritant rhinitis
  • Airway Anatomy, Physiology, and Inflammation
  • Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) and Irritant-Induced Asthma
  • Acute Toxicity of Respiratory Irritant Exposures
  • Particulate Exposure and Cardiovascular Inflammation
  • Products of Combustion
  • Irritant and Airborne Contact Dermatitis
  • Exposure Limits
  • Occupational Issues Related to Respiratory Irritants
  • The Brain as a Target Organ for Allergic and Irritant Sensitivity: A Review and Suggestions for Research
  • An Approach to Treating Irritant Airway Inflammation
  • Summary and Research Needs
  • Index.

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