Managing Allergy [electronic resource].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Custovic, A. (Adnan)

A Custovic Staff, Corporate Author.

Contributor:

Platts-Mills, Thomas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Allergy.

Chronic diseases.

Skin--Diseases.

Local Subjects:

Allergy.

Chronic diseases.

Skin--Diseases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (282 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Atlas Medical Publishing Ltd, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A practical book for clinicians setting out the options for effective management of chronic disease. There have been enormous advances in knowledge and understanding of the scientific and clinical aspects of allergic disorders over recent years. This book provides an evidence-based overview of therapy for allergy, showing how increased understanding translates into clinical practice, with a discussion of promising future therapeutic agents. This comprehensive review volume provides clinicians with a thorough understanding of the factors which will enable them to formulate an appropriate strate

Contents:

Contents; Editors and contributors; PART I: Diagnosis; Chapter 1; IgE antibody tests in diagnosing allergy; PART II: Allergic airway disease; Chapter 2: Asthma treatment: introduction and background; Chapter 3: Fungus (or mould) allergic pulmonary disease; Chapter 4: Managing rhinitis; Chapter 5: Chronic sinusitis and asthma; PART III: Skin; Chapter 6: Eczema; Chapter 7: Angio-oedema and urticaria; PART IV: Systemic; Chapter 8: Latex allergy; Chapter 9: Managing drug allergy; Chapter 10: Food allergy; Chapter 11: Anaphylaxis; Chapter 12: Principles of pharmacotherapy of allergic disease

Chapter 13: ImmunotherapyChapter 14: Allergen avoidance; Chapter 15: New therapeutic targets in asthma; Chapter 16: What the future holds; Acronyms/Abbreviations; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-281-96453-0

9786611964535

1-84692-593-2

OCLC:

437240904