Allergy 3/e

This comprehensive, clinically oriented full-color resource offers
you a wealth of detailed information on the diagnosis, treatment, and
management of allergic diseases뾣rom asthma to urticaria. Thoroughly
updated to reflect today's knowledge, this 3rd Edition features all
of the latest developments in allergy and immunology. Plus, a
consistent, logical organization puts vital information at your
fingertips.

Features

Features abundant algorithms that provide at-a-glance assistance in
identifying the allergic conditions you encounter in practice.
Offers in-depth information in a chapter dedicated entirely to
asthma.
Provides valuable treatment protocols that assist you in prescribing
appropriate therapies and effectively managing patients' allergies.
Includes extensive references that point the way to the key works in
the literature.

Contents
Section 1: Clinical Section
1. Principles of allergy diagnosis
2. Asthma
3. Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
4. Rhinitis
5. Conjunctivitis
6. Urticaria
7. Atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis
8. Gastrointestinal allergy
9. Occupational allergy
10. Drug allergy
11. Anaphylaxis
12. Immunotherapy
13. Paediatric allergy
Section 2: Basic Mechanisms Section
14. The genetic basis of allergic disease
15. Early life origins of allergy and asthma
16. Epidemiology of allergic disease
17. Allergens and pollutants
18. IgE structure, receptors and signalling
19. Antigen presentation and IgE synthesis
20. Cytokines, chemokines and adhesion proteins
21. Effector cells of allergy
22. Cellular and mediator mechanisms of the early-phase response
23. Cellular and mediator mechanisms of the allergic inflammation
24. Drugs for the treatment of allergic disease
Index