Manual of Allergy and ImmunologyDaniel C. Adelman, Thomas B. Casale, Jonathan Corren Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002 - 544 pages Completely revised and updated for its Fourth Edition, this Spiral(R) Manual is a quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergies and immunologic disorders in children and adults. Coverage includes allergic and immunologic disorders of each organ system; anaphylaxis; insect, drug, and food allergies; rheumatic diseases; immunohematology; transplantation immunology; primary immunodeficiency diseases; HIV disease and related opportunistic infections; immunologic diagnostic techniques; and immunization and immunoprophylaxis. The book is written in an easy-to-scan outline format, with numerous tables. Fourteen appendices provide rapid access to essential information, including normal laboratory values, allergy elimination diets, and manufacturers of allergenic extracts and environmental control products. A Brandon-Hill recommended title. |
Contents
Approach to Diagnosis | 24 |
Aeroallergens and Environmental Factors | 44 |
Allergic and Immunologic Disorders of the Eye | 75 |
Asthma | 93 |
Immunologic Diseases of the Lung | 138 |
Atopic Dermatitis and Contact Dermatitis | 165 |
Background Evaluation | 187 |
Insect Allergy | 208 |
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases | 397 |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease and Related | 418 |
Diagnostic Immunology | 441 |
Immunization and Immunoprophylaxis | 457 |
Appendices | 483 |
Normative Total Serum Immunoglobulin E Levels as Determined by | 491 |
Normal Pulmonary Values | 509 |
Oxygen Values | 515 |
Food Allergy | 242 |
Rheumatic Diseases | 256 |
Immunohematology | 337 |
Histocompatibility | 374 |
Χ GlutenFree Diet | 523 |
Commercial Sources for Environmental Control Products | 529 |