Allergic Diseases

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Allergic Disease

   • Mark H. Moss, Randy J. Horwitz, Robert F. Lemanske Jr.

   Pages 1-16

3. Approach to the Allergic Patient

   • Bruce L. Wolf

   Pages 17-27

4. Diagnostic Tests in Allergy

   • Dennis R. Ownby

   Pages 29-39

5. Environmental Allergens

   • Scott H. Sicherer, Peyton A. Eggleston

   Pages 41-51

6. Anaphylaxis

   • Lori Kagy, Michael S. Blaiss

   Pages 53-71

7. Insect Sting Allergy

   • Robert E. Reisman

   Pages 73-83

8. The Child with Asthma

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

   Pages 85-122

9. Asthma in Adults

   • Michael A. Kaliner

   Pages 123-157

10. Rhinitis

    • Dennis K. Ledford

    Pages 159-182

11. Sinusitis and Otitis Media

    • Jonathan Corren, Gary Rachelefsky

    Pages 183-193

12. Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Allergy

    • Leonard Bielory

    Pages 195-212

13. Urticaria and Angioedema

    • Albert F. Finn Jr.

    Pages 213-230

14. Atopic Dermatitis

    • Stacie M. Jones, A. Wesley Burks

    Pages 231-260

15. Contact Dermatitis and Other Contact Reactions

    • Jere D. Guin

    Pages 261-282

16. Food Allergy and Intolerance

    • John A. Anderson

    Pages 283-302

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

    • John A. Anderson

    Pages 303-322

18. Antihistamines

    • Phil Lieberman

    Pages 323-335

19. β-Adrenergic Agonists

    • Clifton T. Furukawa

    Pages 337-344

20. Theophylline

    • Elliot F. Ellis

    Pages 345-360

It hardly seems that three years have passed since the publication of the first edition of Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. We are gratified that it was enough of a success to warrant the second edition. As with the first, this edition is intended for the "front-line" physician who cares for the allergic patient. We have tried, once again, to make it as "user friendly" and clinically oriented as possible. Our approach to the principles of pathophysiology is intended to allow them to be easily applied to the rationale for therapy. The major intent therefore is still to help the primary care physician deal with the day-to-day management of the allergic patient. The arrangement of this text is similar to that of the first edition, with the major emphasis being on common allergic diseases and the pharmacologic tools we use to control them. To this end two new chapters have been added, one on antihistamines and the other on antileukotrienes. In addition, a new chapter has been added to help the physician deal with the child who experiences recurrent respiratory tract infections. Many of the authors, because of the superb job they did with their first contributions, have been asked for an encore. However, to keep our approach fresh, some of these authors have been asked to write different chapters, and new contributors have been solicited.

• allergen
• allergy
• anaphylaxis
• asthma
• child
• diagnosis
• immunotherapy
• infection
• infections
• inflammation
• insects
• management
• pathology
• patients
• treatment

"...a gold standard reference of special value in every practice. It is ideal reading form primary care physicians, family physicians, general practitioners, internists and pediatricians."-Journal of Investigational Allergology and Clinical Immunology

"Comprehensive and highly practical, this new edition offers an up-to-date, user-friendly approach to the diagnosis and treatment of allergy. The major emphasis is on common allergic diseases and the agents used to control them. To keep the approach fresh, some new authors were solicited, while returning authors were asked to write on different topics. Chapters have been added on antihistamines, antileukotrienes, and recurrent respiratory tract infections in children."-Consultant

"...an excellent addition to book collections of anyone who studies or treats allergic diseases...highly recommended for medical and science libraries." -E-Streams

• Allergy Associates, Cordova, USA

  Phil Lieberman

• VIVRA Asthma and Allergy, Tucson, USA

  John A. Anderson

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