Key Features
* Serves as a handy, practical reference guide to immunologic and allergic diseases both for patient care and as a study guide for examinations
* Summarizes the clinical information in the field to make it easily accessible and user friendly for clinicians and students
* Includes a unique section on the management of the disorder in pregnant women at the end of several chapters.
'This book serves as a concise review of allergic disorders. It is a valuable resource for practitioners who care for such patients. The size and short format of this book make this subject matter accessible as a daily look-up reference.'
- Massoud Mahmoudi, DO, PhD, University of California San Francisco, Doody Enterprises
Abeer Feteih, MD, FRCPC, is Assistant Professor of Medicine and a Clinical Immunologist and Allergist in the Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Rabigh at King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia.
Dr. Michael Fein is an Assistant Professor of Adult Clinical Immunology & Allergy at the McGill University Health Centre.
Dr. Natacha Tardio is an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Residency Training Program Director in the Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy at the McGill University Health Center (Montreal, Quebec).
Part 1: Rhinoconjunctivitis
1. Allergic Rhinitis
2. Rhinosinusitis
3. Ocular Allergy
4. Allergen Immunotherapy
Part 2: Respiratory Disorders
5. Asthma and Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
6. Approach to Chronic Cough
Part 3: Cutaneous Disorders
7. Atopic Dermatitis
8. Contact Dermatitis
9. Urticaria
10. Angioedema
Part 4: Mast-cell Related Disorders/anaphylaxis (Systemic illnesses)
11. Mastocytosis and Mast-cell Activation Syndromes
12. Anaphylaxis
13. Exercise-induced anaphylaxis (EIA) and food-dependent EIA (FDEIA)
14. Stinging Insect Hypersensitivity
15. Eosinophilia and Hypereosinophilic Syndrome
Part 5: Food Allergy
16. Food Allergy
17. Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EoE)
18. Celiac Disease and Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity
Part 6: Drug Allergy
19. Drug Allergy
20. Adverse Reactions to Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and Aspirin
21. Adverse Reactions to Vaccines
Part 7: Clinical Immunology
22. General Approach to Primary Immune Deficiency (PID) in Adults
23. Immunoglobulin Replacement Therapy