This text addresses the need for a practical handbook on asthma and allergy in adolescents and young adults. This is an interesting group as asthma may diminish in intensity with age but is still of concern; compliance with management is not generally successful, and if not adequately treated, it might lead to long term sequelae (viz. COPD). Also, obesity and sedentarism in young adults and adolescents can worsen asthma on the one hand while some can be athletes on the other hand. This ready reckoner aims to help in understanding clinical allergy which is imperative for every physician who is caring for patients with asthma given its high prevalence and heterogeneous treatment options.
Key Features
• Covers allergic diseases in general and asthma in detail, providing a comprehensive coverage of clinical features, diagnosis and management, using a case-based approach
• Creates awareness of the fundamentals of clinical allergy, helping physicians make wise choices of medical and surgical management, especially in resource limited settings
• Features insight from international authors with clinical experience in diagnosis and treatment of asthma in the specific age group of adolescents and young adults.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Section-1- ALLERGY
1. Biology of allergy
Jayaprakash Balakrishnan
2. Allergic Rhinoconjunctivitis
Aratrika Das, Saibal Moitra
3. Atopic dermatitis and eczema
Bindu Cheriattil Govindan
4. Urticaria
Venugopal Panicker, Arjun Suresh
5. Hereditary angioedema
Sailal Mohanlal
6. Food allergy
Mahesh P Anand
7. Drug allergy
Rajesh Venkitakrishnan
8. Insect allergy
Balachandran Jay
9. Life threatening allergy
Benita Florence, Dodiy Herman
10. Allergy testing
Devasahayam J Christopher, Jefferson Daniel
Section- 2- ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENTS AND YOUNG ADULTS
11. Epidemiology of Asthma in Children and Young Adults
Anitha Kumari, Sanjeev Nair
12. Hygiene hypothesis and global increase in incidence of Asthma
Surinder K. Jindal, Aditya Jindal
13. Pathophysiology of asthma
Ajith Kumar A.K, Tisekar Owais Rafique Ahmed
14. Smoking and Vaping in young adults and its influence on asthma
Sujeet Rajan
15.Clinical Presentation of Asthma in adolescents & young adults
Rajesh Swarnakar
16. Diagnosis of asthma
George A D’Souza
17.Asthma in children- What happens when they grow?
Lisha Pallivalappil, Ravindran Chetambath
18. Asthma in pregnancy
Priti Nair
19. Asthma and obesity
Ravindran Chetambath
20. Difficult to control asthma
Ravindran Chetambath
21. Acute severe Asthma: Diagnosis and Management
Priyank Jain, Deepak Talwar
22. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Venugopal Panicker, Arjun Suresh
23. Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Kiran Vishnu Narayan
Section 3-MANAGEMENT OF ALLERGY AND ASTHMA IN ADOLESCENTS & YOUNG ADULTS
24. Patient education and Lifestyle Modification in Asthma Management
Alpa Dalal, Tarang Kulkarni, Manas Mengar
25. Role of antihistamines, antileukotrienes and mast cell stabilizers in allergy and asthma
Paramez Ayyappath
26. Role of bronchodilators in Asthma
Vishnu Sharma
27.Role of Corticosteroids in Allergic Disorders in Adolescents and Young Adults
Abha Mahashur, Ashok Mahashur
28. Inhaler Therapy for Asthma in Adolescents and Young Adults
Shajahan P Sulaiman
29. Management of Chronic severe asthma
Munavvar M, Saleel Punnilath Abdulsamad
30. Biological for Asthma in adolescents & Young adults
Arjun Padmanabhan, Soofia Mohammed
31. Allergen immunotherapy
Jyothi Edakalavan, Ravindran Chetambath
32. Management guidelines for asthma in young adults
Nishtha Singh, Virendra Singh
