Allergic Diseases

1. Front Matter

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2. Allergic Disease

   • Randy J. Horwitz, Robert F. Lemanske Jr.

   Pages 1-14

3. Approach to the Allergic Patient

   • Michael S. Blaiss

   Pages 15-26

4. Diagnostic Tests in Allergy

   • Dennis R. Ownby

   Pages 27-36

5. Environmental Allergens

   • Scott H. Sicherer, Peyton A. Eggleston

   Pages 37-46

6. Anaphylaxis

   • Phil Lieberman

   Pages 47-64

7. Insect Sting Allergy

   • Robert E. Reisman

   Pages 65-75

8. Evaluation and Treatment of the Child with Asthma

   • Gail G. Shapiro, C. Warren Bierman, Frank S. Virant

   Pages 77-103

9. Asthma in Adults

   • Randy J. Horwitz, William W. Busse

   Pages 105-130

10. Rhinitis

    • Phil Lieberman

    Pages 131-149

11. Sinusitis and Otitis Media

    • Jonathan Corren, Jerome Thompson, Gary S. Rachelefsky

    Pages 151-160

12. Diagnosis and Treatment of Allergic Diseases of the Eye

    • Kari Blaho, Stephen Winbery

    Pages 161-187

13. Urticaria and Angioedema

    • Dennis K. Ledford

    Pages 189-204

14. Atopic Dermatitis

    • Stacie M. Jones, A. Wesley Burks Jr.

    Pages 205-232

15. Contact Dermatitis and Other Contact Reactions

    • Jere D. Guin

    Pages 233-254

16. Food Allergy and Intolerance

    • John A. Anderson

    Pages 255-274

17. Allergic and Allergic-Like Reactions to Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents

    • John A. Anderson

    Pages 275-292

18. β-Adrenergic Agonists

    • Clifton T. Furukawa

    Pages 293-300

19. Theophylline

    • Elliot E. Ellis

    Pages 301-314

20. Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs for the Treatment of Asthma and Allergic Disease

    • Phil Lieberman

    Pages 315-322

A concise, easy-to-read, comprehensive, and up-to-date guide designed to help primary care physicians, pediatricians, and internists with the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of their allergic patients. Its distinguished contributors-all highly experienced clinicians-integrate our latest understanding of the basic mechanisms of allergic disease and develop state-of-the-art treatment protocols that allow busy physicians to sharpen their allergy management strategies significantly. "Summary Boxes" utilized throughout book summarize crucial points and processes for time-pressured physicians, allowing them to quickly grasp a therapeutic situation and determine the best and most up-to-date treatment options. Each chapter contains numerous figures and tables to enhance understanding, treatment algorithms, and a list of suggested readings carefully chosen to deepen knowledge and insight into key points.

• allergy
• anaphylaxis
• asthma
• care
• diagnosis
• drugs
• eye
• glucocorticoid
• immunotherapy
• insects
• pathology
• pathophysiology
• patients
• primary care
• therapy

...an excellent compendium of articles about the clinical approach to a variety of allergic diseases...Primary care residents and practicing
physicians would find it a useful resource in the day-to-day approach. Book stores and libraries would be well advised to stock it. "-Doody's Health Sciences Book Review Journal

• Allergy Associates, Cordova, USA

  Phil Lieberman

• Divisions of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, USA

  John A. Anderson

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