Manual of Allergy and Immunology

Completely revised and updated for this new edition, this Spiral Manual is a quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of allergies and immunologic disorders in children and adults. Coverage includes allergic and immunologic disorders of each organ system; anaphylaxis; insect, drug, and food allergies; rheumatic diseases; immunohematology; transplantation immunology; primary immunodeficiency diseases; HIV disease and related opportunistic infections; immunologic diagnostic techniques; and immunization and immunoprophylaxis. The book is written in an easy-to-scan outline format, with numerous tables. Fourteen appendices provide rapid access to essential information, including normal laboratory values, allergy elimination diets, and manufacturers of allergenic extracts and environmental control products. Edited by Daniel C. Adelman , MD, Associate Adjunct Professor of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Immunology, University of California, San Francisco; Senior Director, Clinical Development, Pharmacyclics, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA; Jonathan Corren, MD, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles; Medical Director, Allergy Research Foundation, Los Angeles, CA and Thomas B. Casale, MD, Director of Clinical Research, School of Medicine, Professor and Assistant Chair, Department of Medicine, Chief, Allergy and Immunology, Creighton University, Omaha, NE