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Conditions Mimicking Asthma, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• January 30, 2013
• Eugene M. Choo
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-7105-9

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• eBook 978-1-4557-7192-9

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Guest edited by Eugene Choo, this issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics covers the latest research in diagnosing and managing asthma-like diseases. Topics covered include vocal cord dysfunction, dynamic airway collapse, RADS, GERD, sarcoidosis, and more.

Interstitial Lung Diseases and Autoimmune Lung Diseases, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-4
• October 29, 2012
• Kevin K Brown + 2 more
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-4846-4

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• eBook 978-1-4557-4847-1

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This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics provides the latest essential updates in interstitial lung diseases and autoimmune lung diseases. This comprehensive issue covers causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Immunology

• 8th Edition
• August 27, 2012
• David Male + 3 more
• English
• eBook 978-0-7020-5028-2

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Immunology, 8th Edition makes it easy for you to learn all the basic and clinical concepts you need to know for your courses and USMLEs. This medical textbook’s highly visual, carefully structured approach makes immunology simple to understand and remember.

Update on Biomarkers in Allergy and Asthma, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-3
• August 20, 2012
• Rohit K. Katial
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-5091-7

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• eBook 978-1-4557-5092-4

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This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics provides a comprehensive review of the current state of biomarkers and their role in the asthma diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.Since the last issue on Biomarkers, which published in 2007, significant research directly targeted at biomarker development and clinical trials with new biologics, using biomarkers such as exhaled nitric oxide, sputum and tissue eosinophilia as endpoints, has occurred.

Autoimmune Diseases of the Skin, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-2
• May 28, 2012
• Dédée F. Murrell
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-5063-4

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• eBook 978-1-4557-5057-3

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This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics provides a comprehensive review of autoimmune skin diseases, including bullous pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, linear IgA disease, dermatitis herpetiformis, blistering and bullous diseases.

Food Allergy, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 32-1
• February 28, 2012
• Anna H. Nowak-Wegrzyn
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-3877-9

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• eBook 978-1-4557-4286-8

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This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics provides the latest essential updates in food allergies.  Topics include the following: mechanisms of allergic sensitization to foods—bypassing immune tolerance pathways; determinants of food allergenicity; epidemiology of food allergy; prevention of food allergy through manipulating the timing of food exposure; diagnosis and management of eosinophilic esophagitis; the burden of food allergies and mental health issues; state-of-the-art and new horizons in food allergy diagnostic testing; food-induced anaphylaxis; oral tolerance; immunotherapy for food allergy; complementary and alternative medicine for food allergy; paradigm shift in management of milk and egg allergy—baked milk and egg diet.

Food Allergy

• 1st Edition
• September 29, 2011
• John M James + 2 more
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4377-1992-5

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• eBook 978-1-4557-3981-3

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Definitive yet concise, Food Allergy, by Drs. John M. James, Wesley Burks, and Philippe Eigenmann, provides expert guidance for efficient diagnosis and effective management of these increasingly prevalent conditions. The consistent, practical format, with a wealth of case studies, clinical pearls and pitfalls, full-color photos and illustrations, diagrams, and more - along with online access at www.expertconsult.com - make this an ideal quick reference tool for both allergy clinicians and primary care physicians.

Occupational Asthma, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 31-4
• August 28, 2011
• David I. Bernstein
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-1104-8

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• eBook 978-1-4557-1240-3

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This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America brings the clinician up to date on essential topics in occupational asthma.  Articles cover definition; classification; epidemiology; old and new causes; pathogenesis and disease mechanisms; clinical assessment including differential diagnosis; and management of work-related asthma and related conditions.  Other subject matter includes occupational rhinitis; irritant-induced asthma and reactive airways dysfunction; hypersensitivity pneumonitis and related conditions; and evaluation of impairment and disability.

Rhinitis, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 31-3
• July 28, 2011
• Michael A. Kaliner
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-1105-5

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This issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America brings the clinician up to date on essential topics in rhinitis, including the following. The primary clinical symptoms and their causes are defined. The wide range of current treatments are discussed, including the use of antihistamines, nasal corticosteroids, anticholinergics, decongestants, cromolyn, guafenesin, saline washes, capsaicin, and leukotriene antagonists. The efficacy of allergy avoidance is discussed. The future treatment of rhinitis is also explored. The current understanding of the pathophysiology of allergic rhinitis is covered. The definition, clinical characteristics, and diagnosis of nonallergic rhinopathy are also covered. Causes of rhinitis are presented, including causes of mixed, gustatory, viral, hormonal, pregnancy-related rhinitis medicamentosa; and senile rhinitis. A discussion and comparison of subcutaneous versus sublingual immunotherapy is also explored.

Allergen Immunotherapy, An Issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics

• 1st Edition
• Volume 31-2
• May 31, 2011
• Linda S. Cox
• English
• Hardback 978-1-4557-1148-2

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One hundred years have elapsed since specific allergen immunotherapy (SIT) was first employed and found to be effective in the treatment of allergic respiratory diseases. This cutting-edge issue of Immunology and Allergy Clinics offers a comprehensive review of this disease modifying treatment, exploring its history, status, and potential future. Topics covered include the mechanisms of subcutaneous allergen immunotherapy; the mechanisms of sublingual immunotherapy; optimizing efficacy of subcutaneous immunotherapy; preparation of allergen immunotherapy extraxcts; risk factors and subcutaneous immunotherapy safety; accelerated schedules and reducing risk with premedication (antihistamines, omalizumab, leucotriene antagonist); safety and efficacy of sublingual immunotherapy for allergic respiratory disease and other indications; monitoring clinical outcomes of specific immunotherapy; monitoring immunotherapy response with immunological parameters; socioeconomics and comparative effectiveness of immunotherapy; oral desensitization for food hypersensitivity; peptide and recombinant immunotherapy; intralymphatic and epicutaneous allergen-specific immunotherapy; peptide and recombinant immunotherapy; adjuvants and vector systems for allergy faccines; and future forms of immunotherapy.