Phil Lieberman, MD, and John Anderson, MD have updated their widely acclaimed text on Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment, offering in this greatly expanded 2nd edition new chapters on antihistamines, on antileukotrienes, and on the common problem of treating the child who experiences recurrent respiratory tract infection. Written by distinguished clinicians and informed by a practical wisdom accumulated during many years of treating allergic patients, this concise and easy-to-read guide is designed to help primary care physicians, pediatricians, internists, and other specialists with the day-to-day diagnosis and treatment of their allergic patients. These highly experienced contributors present their strategies and guidelines in easily accessible formats-including boxed Summaries and "Clinical Pearls" and numerous treatment algorithms-that help time-pressured physicians quickly grasp therapeutic situations and determine the best and most effective treatment options.
Comprehensive and highly practical, this new 2nd edition of Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment offers physicians a completely up-to-date, user friendly approach to optimal diagnosis and treatment of their allergic patients-a gold standard reference of special value in every practice.

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It hardly seems that three years have passed since the publication of the first edition of Allergic Diseases: Diagnosis and Treatment. We are gratified that it was enough of a success to warrant the second edition. As with the first, this edition is intended for the "front-line" physician who cares for the allergic patient. We have tried, once again, to make it as "user friendly" and clinically oriented as possible. Our approach to the principles of pathophysiology is intended to allow them to be easily applied to the rationale for therapy. The major intent therefore is still to help the primary care physician deal with the day-to-day management of the allergic patient. The arrangement of this text is similar to that of the first edition, with the major emphasis being on common allergic diseases and the pharmacologic tools we use to control them. To this end two new chapters have been added, one on antihistamines and the other on antileukotrienes. In addition, a new chapter has been added to help the physician deal with the child who experiences recurrent respiratory tract infections. Many of the authors, because of the superb job they did with their first contributions, have been asked for an encore. However, to keep our approach fresh, some of these authors have been asked to write different chapters, and new contributors have been solicited.

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Allergic Disease: Pathophysiology and Immunopathology, Mark H. Moss, md, Randy J. Horwitz, md, phd, and Robert F. Lemanske Jr., md. Approach to the Allergic Patient, Bruce L. Wolf, md. Diagnostic Tests in Allergy, Dennis R. Ownby, md. Environmental Allergens, Scott H. Sicherer, md and Peyton A. Eggleston, md. Anaphylaxis, Lori Kagy, md and Michael S. Blaiss, md. Insect Sting Allergy, Robert E. Reisman, md. The Child with Asthma: Evaluation and Treatment, Gail G. Shapiro, md, C. Warren Bierman, md, and Frank S. Virant, md. Asthma in Adults: Diagnosis and Management, Michael A. Kaliner, md. Rhinitis, Dennis K. Ledford, md. Sinusitis and Otitis Media, Jonathan Corren, md and Gary S. Rachelefsky, md. Diagnosis and Treatment of Ocular Allergy, Leonard Bielory, md. Urticaria and Angioedema, Albert F. Finn Jr., md. Atopic Dermatitis, Stacie M. Jones, md and A. Wesley Burks, md. Contact Dermatitis and Other Contact Reactions, Jere D. Guin, md. Food Allergy and Intolerance, John A. Anderson, md. Allergic and Allergic-Like Reactions to Drugs and Other Therapeutic Agents, John A. Anderson, md Antihistamines, Phil Lieberman, md. b-Adrenergic Agonists, Clifton T. Furukawa, md. Theophylline, Elliot F. Ellis, md. Antileukotriene Agents in the Management of Asthma, Sheldon L. Spector, md. Cromolyn and Nedocromil: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Therapy for Asthma and Other Allergic Diseases, Stephen F. Kemp, md. Anticholinergic Agents and Respiratory Diseases, Juan L. Rodriguez, md. Glucocorticoid Therapy in Asthma, Joseph D. Spahn, md and Stanley J. Szefler, md. Environmental Control of Respiratory Irritants and Allergens, Edward M. Zoratti, md. Allergen Immunotherapy, Roger W. Fox, md and Richard F. Lockey, md. Controversies in Allergy and Allergy-Like Diseases, Abba I. Terr, md. The Patient With 'Too Many Infections': Diagnostic Approach, Mary E. Paul, md and William T. Shearer, md, phd. Index.