Auteur : Grammer, Leslie Carroll / Greenberger, Paul A.

Édition : 7th edition

Maison d'édition : Wolters Kluwer Health - Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Date de publication : 2009

Collation : xxi, 713 p. : ill.

ISBN : 9780781794251

Langue : Anglais

Table des matières : 1. Review of immunology -- 2. Immunology of IgE-mediated and other hypersensitivity responses -- 3. Biochemical mediators of allergic reactions -- 4. Evaluation and management of immune deficiency in allergy practice -- 5. Evaluation of eosinophilia -- 6. Allergens and other factors important in atopic disease -- 7. Airborne pollen prevalence in the United States -- 8. Diagnosis of immediate hypersensitivity -- 9. Physiologic and biologic evaluation of allergic lung diseases -- 10. Radiologic evaluation of allergic and related diseases of the upper airway -- 11. Radiologic evaluation of allergic and related diseases of the lower airway -- 12. Chronic rhinosinusitis role of rhinoscopy and surgery -- 13. Principles of immunologic management of allergic diseases due to extrinsic antigens -- 14. Anaphylaxis -- 15. Allergy to stinging insects -- 16. Erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis -- 17. Drug allergy --18. Food allergies -- 19. Asthma -- 20. The infant and toddler with asthma -- 21. Management of acute severe asthma -- 22. Asthma clinical trials -- 23. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis -- 24. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis -- 25. Occupational immunologic lung disease -- 26. Allergic rhinitis -- 27. Nasal polyposis, sinusitis and nonallergic rhinitis -- 28. Allergic diseases of the eye and ear -- 29. Atopic dermatitis -- 30. Contact dermatitis -- 31. Urticaria, angioedema and hereditary angioedema -- 32. Approach to the patient with pruritus -- 33. Antihistamines -- 34. Beta agonists -- 35. Corticosteroids in treatment of allergic diseases -- 36. Other antiallergic drugs : Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Antileukotrienes, Anticholinergics and theophylline -- 37. Delivery devices for inhaled medications -- 38. Novel immunologic therapies -- 39. Allergic disorders and pregnancy -- 40. Eosinophilic esophagitis -- 41. Chronic cough -- 42. Sleep disorders in the allergic patient -- 43. Management of the psychologically complicated patient -- 44. Controversial and unproved methods in allergy diagnosis and treatment

Résumé : Revised and updated for its Seventh Edition, this highly acclaimed volume is a complete, current, and practical guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergic disorders. This comprehensive yet concise reference will remain the first choice for residents and practitioners who need guidance to identify an allergy, confirm a diagnosis, or find effective therapies. It will also be an excellent aid for board review. This edition includes discussions of clinical trials in asthma and significant updates on drug allergy, imaging, occupational allergy, and immune deficiency evaluation.

Mots-clés : Allergie

Cote : WD 300 P318 2009