Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology

About this book

In medical practice there are often complex cases that make extraordinary demands on a clinician’s knowledge and ingenuity. In Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology, the authors provide these types of fascinating, and informative cases to complement a basic knowledge of diagnosis and management in these fields. As such, this novel title will be of interest to a wide array of allergists and clinical immunologists, as well as all students of medicine and allied health. Written by a multidisciplinary group of national and international experts, the book covers in detail two or more challenging, real-life cases in each disorder discussed. Each case is followed by a work-up, treatment plan, and discussion that includes a differential diagnosis, up-to-date references, and up to ten thought-provoking, multiple-choice questions that enhance the book’s value as a comprehensive reference and teaching text. The cases include not only the common allergic diseases such as allergic rhinitis, asthma, and food allergy, but also disorders in immune regulation, autoimmunity, and immunodeficiencies. There are chapters on subjects as wide-ranging as anaphylaxis, occupational asthma, and immune-mediated rheumatic diseases. State-of-the-art and evidence-based, Challenging Cases in Allergy and Immunology is an important resource for all clinicians searching for ways to improve their ability to diagnose and manage patients with allergic and immunologic problems.

Written for:

Allergists/immunologists and fellows in training, internal medicine physicians, family practice physicians, physician assistants and nurse practitioners

Keywords:

Allergic
Allergic Contact Dermatitis
Anaphylaxis
Angioedema
Aspergillosis
Asthma conundrums
Atopic Dermatitis
Autoimmune diseases
Bronchopulmonary
Chronic Rhinosinusitis
Drug Allergy
Eosinophila
Eosinophilic
Food Allergy
HIV/AIDS
Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Immune Regulation
Immune mediated rheumatic diseases
Immunodeficiency
Mastocytosis
Occupational asthma
Rhinitis
Urticaria

Table of contents

• 1-Rhinitis
  Dennis K. Ledford, M.D., Ron Purcell M.D.
• 2- Chronic rhinosinusitis
  Philip Wexler M.D., Hellen Holingsworth M.D.
• 3- Allergic diseases of the eyes
  Leonard Bielory, M.D.
• 4-Urticaria and angioedema
  Brttina Wedi, M.D., Ph.D,.Alexander Kapp, M.D., Ph.D.
• 5-Allergic Contact Dermatitis
  Kelly Haw-Yuen Thong MD., M.S., Howard Maibach M.D.
• 6- Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
  Trracy Prematta M.D., Jennifer Toth.M.D., Timothy J. Craig, D.O.
• 7- Atopic Dermatitis
  Satoshi Yoshida M.D. , Ph.D.
• 8-Food allergy
  Oscar L. Frick, M.D.
• 9- Drug allergy
  Anna Kovalszki M.D., James L. Baldwin, M.D.
• 10- Anaphylaxis
  Kris G. McGrath, M.D.
• 11-Eosinophila and eosinophilic disorder
  Massoud Mahmoudi D.O., Ph.D. (case 1)
  Patricia C. Fulkerson MD., Ph.D and Marc Rothenberg M.D., Ph.D.( case 2)
• 12- Occupational asthma
  Jonathan Bernstein M.D., Leonard Bernstein M.D.
• 13- Asthma Conundrums
  Michael Schiveo M.D., Amir Zeki M.D., Nicholas J Kenyon M.D., Samuel Louis M.D.
• 14-Mastocytosis
  Betinal Wedi M.D., Ph.D.(Case 1)
  Marianne Frieri M.D., Ph.D., FACAAI, FAAAAI (Case 2)
• 15- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
  Satoshi Yoshida M.D, Ph.D.
• 16- HIV/AIDS and Complications
  David Lim M.D., Peter Jensen M.D.
• 17- Disorders of immune regulation
  Amy L. Marks D.O., Haig Tcheurekdjian M.D.
• 18-Autoimmune diseases
  Marcy Bolster M.D.
• 19- Immune mediated rheumatic diseases
  H. Michael Belmont M.D.
• 20- Immunodeficiency
  Aymeric Louit MD., Pedro Avila M.D.