Patterson's Allergic Diseases

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. A companion Websitewill include the fully searchable text and additional illustrations and tables.

Table of Contents:
THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: BIOLOGIC AND CLINICAL ASPECTS Review of Immunology Immunology of IgE-mediated and Other Hypersensitivity States Biochemical Mediators of Allergic Reactions Evaluation and Management of Immune Deficiency in Allergy Practice Evaluation of Eosinophilia PATHOGENIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS IN ALLERGY AND ASTHMA Allergens and Other Factors Important in Atopic Disease Airborne Pollen Prevalence in the United States PRINCIPLES OF EVALUATION AND TREATMENT Diagnosis of Immediate Hypersensitivity Physiologic Assessment of Asthma and Other Allergic Lung Diseases Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Disease of the Upper Airway Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Disease of the Lower Airway Chronic Rhinosinusitis: Role of Rhinoscopy and Surgery Principles of Immunologic Management of Allergic Diseases Due to Extrinsic Antigens ANAPHYLAXIS AND OTHER GENERALIZED HYPERSENSITIVITY Anaphylaxis Allergy to Stinging Insects Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis Drug Allergy Part A: Introduction, Epidemiology, Classification of Adverse Reactions, Immunochemical Basis, Risk Factors, Evaluation of Patients with Suspected Drug Allergy, Patient Management Considerations Part B: Allergic Reactions to Individual Drugs: Low Molecular Weight Part C: Allergic Reactions to Individual Drugs: High Molecular Weight Food Allergy ASTHMA Asthma The Infant and Toddler with Asthma Management of Acute Severe Asthma Clinical Asthma Trials OTHER IMMUNOLOGIC PULMONARY DISEASE Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Occupational Immunologic Lung Disease UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE Allergic Rhinitis Nasal Polyposis, Sinusitis & Nonallergic Rhinitis Allergic Diseases of the Eye and Ear CUTANEOUS ALLERGIC DISEASE Atopic Dermatitis Contact Dermatitis Urticaria, Angioedema, and Hereditary Angioedema Pruritus PHARMACOLOGY Antihistamines β Agonists Corticosteroids in the Treatment of Allergic Diseases Other Anti-allergic Drugs: Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Antileukotrienes, Anticholinergics, and Theophylline Delivery Devices for Inhaled Medications Novel Immunologic Therapies SPECIAL SITUATIONS Allergic Disorders in Pregnancy Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Gastrointestinal Reflux Disease Cough Sleep Disorders in Allergic Patients Management of the Psychologically Complex Patient Controversial and Unproved Methods in Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment