Main description:

This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of allergies.

Beginning with an overview of allergy epidemiology, immunology and aerobiology, the next chapters cover different types of allergy - respiratory, gastrointestinal, dermatologic - and include a section on anaphylaxis.

The following chapters explain allergy testing techniques as well as supportive investigations such as nasal endoscopy, bronchoscopy and spirometry.

The book concludes with discussion on allergy management techniques including complementary medications, and provides appendices detailing algorithmic approaches and pharmacotherapy.

Each chapter features explanatory diagrams and tables, international guidelines, and further reading suggestions.

Key points

Comprehensive guide to diagnosis and management of allergies
Examines allergy testing techniques and supportive investigations
Includes appendices detailing algorithmic approaches and pharmacotherapy
Features numerous diagrams and tables, and further reading suggestions

Contents:

Allergy-Public Health Issue
Allergy Immunology
Aerobiology
Respiratory Allergies

Allergic rhinitis
Sinusitis
Otitis media
Asthma

Anaphylaxis
Gastrointestinal Allergies

Milk allergy
Food allergy

Dermatological Allergies
Other Allergies
Approach to an Allergic Patient
Allergy Testing-Allergen Identification
Allergy Testing-Supportive Investigations
Newer Allergy Tests
Management of Allergies
Complementary Medicine in Allergy
Myths and Beliefs about Allergies
Allergy-Future Perspectives

Annexure I: Algorithmic Approaches

Annexure II: Pharmacotherapy

Index