Allergy: An Atlas of Investigation and Management

SH Arshad, North Staffordshire University Hospital Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire,UK; ST Holgate, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK; NF Adkinson, John Hopkins Asthma and Allergy Center, Baltimore, MD, USA; KS Babu, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton, UK.

In one form or another, allergies and intolerances affect approximately one-third of the population, with as many as half of all sufferers being children. This is an illustrated guide which aims to demystify the whole subject. Allergy: an Atlas of Investigation and Diagnosis is an exciting new reference designed with one purpose—to help the allergy specialist and the generalist care for patients with allergic disorders and improve the standard of care they provide. In a highly-illustrated, easy-to-follow format, this book provides the ready-to-use information needed for the diagnosis and treatment of allergic diseases.

PART I: INTRODUCTION
1. Allergens (food and aero-allergens)
2. Allergic inflammation (airways, skin and GI tract)
3. Allergic diseases (Clinical manifestations of asthma, allergic rhino-conjunctivitis, atopic dermatitis, urticaria and angioedema)

PART II: DIAGNOSTIC TESTS
4. Skin test (Skin prick test, intradermal test and prick to prick test)
5. Patch test
6. Laboratory tests (total and specific IgE)
7. Pulmonary function tests (Peak flow, spirometry, lung volumes)
8. Provocation tests (Bronchial and nasal provocation tests, food and drug challenges)
9. Sputum induction and processing

PART III: PHARMACOTHERAPY
10. Antihistamine (First and second generation antihistamines and topical uses)
11. Bronchodilators (Short and long acting b-2 agonists, anti-cholinergics and theophyllines)
12. Corticosteroids
13. Inhaler devices (MDI, DPI, breath-actuated inhalers and spacer devices)
14. Leukotriene antagonists
15. Novel therapies (Anti-IgE, cytokines and anti-cytokines, PDE4 inhibitors)

PART IV MANAGEMENT
16. Asthma
17. Allergic rhino-conjunctivitis
18. Atopic dermatitis
19. Contact dermatitis
20. Urticaria and angio-oedema
21. Anaphylaxis