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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463997403321

Titolo

Manual of allergy and immunology / / editors Daniel C. Adelman, Thomas B. Casale, Jonathan Corren

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Philadelphia : , : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-4511-7123-4

1-4698-2749-2

1-4698-7377-X

Edizione

[Fifth edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (504 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AdelmanDaniel C

CasaleThomas B

CorrenJonathan

Disciplina

616.07/9

Soggetti

Immunologic diseases

Allergy

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction to the immune system / Lori Broderick, Taylor A. Doherty, and David Broide -- Immediate hypersensitivity : approach to diagnosis / Sarbjit S. Saini and Nkiruka Erekosima -- Aeroallergens and environmental factors / William Neaville, Robert Ausdenmoore, and Robert K. Bush -- Rhinitis / Candace Bouler Anz and Mark S. Dykewicz -- Sinusitis, nasal polyps, and otitis media / Ricardo A. Tan and Jonathan Corren -- Immunotherapy for inhalant allergens / Harold S. Nelson -- Allergic and immunologic disorders of the eye / Leonard Bielory -- Asthma diagnosis / Stephen C. Lazarus -- Asthma treatment / Joel M. Hartman ... [et al.] -- Immunologic diseases of the lung / Shefalee Amin, Michelle Zeidler, and Eric Kleerup -- Atopic dermatitis and contact dermatitis / Mark Boguniewicz, Marcella Aquino, and Luz Fonacier -- Urticaria and angioedema / Jeffrey R. Stokes and Mark H. Moss -- Anaphylaxis / Phil Lieberman and Debendra Pattanaik -- Insect allergy / David B. K. Golden -- Drug allergy / David A. Khan --



Allergic and non-allergic reactions to food / Stephen R. Boden and A. Wesley Burks -- Eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders / Terri F. Brown-Whitehorn ... [et al.] -- Primary immunodeficiency diseases / Shradha Agarwal and Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles -- Approach to the patient with recurrent infections / Zuhair K. Ballas -- Diagnostic immunology / Thomas A. Fleisher, Joao Bosco Oliveira, and Jack J. H. Bleesing -- Adverse responses to vaccines / John M. Kelso -- Complementary medicine in allergy and immunology / Timothy Ryan Mainardi and Leonard Bielory -- Building related illness / Jessica Savage and Robert A. Wood.

Sommario/riassunto

The fifth edition of the Manual of Allergy and Immunology is designed to serve health care professionals in the diagnosis and management of allergic and other immunological disorders. The manual presents the basic and essential material and provides specific information to assist in clinical decision-making and treatment planning. The specialist will find this manual a convenient reference handbook, while the generalist will be able to use the Manual as a helpful guide in formulating a diagnostic and therapeutic approach to patients suspected of having an allergic or immunologic disorder. Students, house officers, and other health care professionals will find the Manual a useful guide to the clinical practice of allergy and immunology. New for this edition: \u00b7 Additional tables provide extensive data for basic and clinical understanding \u00b7 Increased use of algorithms to help provide quick diagnosis \u00b7 References include both published literature and authoritative Internet resources for more extensive discussion of each subject \u00b7 Therapeutic recommendations are consistent with current evidence-based guidelines to provide the latest information \u00b7 Uses the familiar Lippincott Manual outline format to organize information and save time in looking up information.