Manual of Pediatric Allergy

Description

This manual is a practical guide to paediatric allergy bringing clinicians fully up to date with the most recent advances in the field.

Beginning with the pathophysiology of allergy and approach to the patient, the following sections cover the diagnosis of numerous types of allergy including dermatitis, food allergy, ocular allergies and drug allergy. Several chapters are dedicated to asthma.

The final sections present the advantages and disadvantages of common drugs used for the management of allergy and asthma, selected lab values in allergy and immunology, and devices for treating allergy and asthma.

Key points

• Practical guide to paediatric allergy for practising paediatricians
• Covers diagnosis and treatment of many different types of allergy
• Several chapters dedicated to asthma
• Includes 230 images, illustrations and tables

Table of Contents

1. Approach to Allergic Patient
2. Pathophysiology of Sensitization and Allergy
3. Diagnosis of Allergic Diseases
4. Atopic Dermatitis
5. Urticaria and Angioedema
6. Cow’s Milk Allergy
7. Food Allergy
8. Anaphylaxis
9. Ocular Allergies
10. Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Allergic Rhinitis
11. Treatment of Allergic xv
12. Genetics of Allergy and Asthma
13. Preschool Asthma
14. Diagnosis of Asthma
15. Treatment of Asthma in Children
16. Acute Asthma Exacerbations
17. Management of Acute Asthma
18. Difficult to Treat Asthma
19. Drug Allergy
20. Allergens
21. Environment and Respiratory Allergies
22. Allergen Specific Immunotherapy
23. Approach to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
24. Vitamin D and Allergy
25. Drugs Commonly used in Allergy and Asthma
26. Selected Lab Values in Allergy and Immunology
27. Devices in Allergy and Asthma

K Nagaraju MD DCH DAP DAA FAGE FIAP FAIMS
Pediatric Allergist and Immunotherapist, Director, VN Allergy and Asthma Research Centre; Senior Consultant, Kanchi Kamakoti Childs Trust Hospital, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India