ABSTRACT

This is a comprehensive guide to the wide variety of allergic diseases in existence. The book opens with a general chapter on diagnostic testing for allergy, covering both in vivo and in vitro tests. Separate chapters are then devoted to a wide range of allergies, including asthma, rhinitis, anaphylaxis, and drug, food and latex allergies. Each cha

chapter 1|14 pages

Diagnostic tests in allergy Introduction

chapter 2|13 pages

Asthma

chapter |1 pages

Further reading

chapter 3|24 pages

Rhinitis

chapter 4|2 pages

Urticaria and angioedema

URTICARIA

chapter |14 pages

Classification

chapter |1 pages

ANGIOEDEMA

chapter |7 pages

Management

Acute attacks

chapter 5|8 pages

Anaphylaxis

chapter 6|5 pages

Insect venom allergy

chapter |5 pages

Desensitization treatment

chapter 7|1 pages

Drug allergy

chapter |11 pages

Special and common situations

chapter 8|8 pages

Food allergy

chapter |3 pages

Diagnosis

chapter |2 pages

Elimination diets

chapter |6 pages

Therapy

chapter |1 pages

Appendix II: A low yeast diet

chapter |2 pages

Further reading

chapter 9|4 pages

Atopic dermatitis (eczema)

Definition

chapter |12 pages

Differential diagnosis

chapter 10|1 pages

Immunotherapy

chapter |1 pages

Medical effectiveness

chapter |3 pages

The selection of appropriate

chapter |5 pages

Administering and monitoring

chapter |1 pages

Further reading

chapter 11|1 pages

Latex allergy

Background

chapter |5 pages

Latex allergen

chapter 12|8 pages

Eosinophilic lung diseases

chapter |5 pages

Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia

Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)

chapter |1 pages

Acknowledgements

chapter 13|3 pages

Extrinsic allergic alveolitis

chapter |5 pages

Clinical features

chapter |2 pages

Further reading