Pediatric allergy : principles and practice /: principles and practice. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: [edited by] Donald Y.M. Leung, Cezmi A. Akdis, Stanley J. Szefler, Hugh A. Sampson, Francisco A. Bonilla.
• Editors: Leung, Donald Y. M, 1949-; Akdis, Cezmi A; Sampson, Hugh A; Szefler, S. J; Bonilla, Francisco A, 1960-
• Contents: Epidemiology of allergic diseases -- Natural history of allergic diseases and asthma -- The genetics of allergic disease and asthma -- Regulation and biology of immunoglobulin E -- Inflammatory and effector cells/cell migration -- The developing immune system and allergy -- Approach to the child with recurrent infections including molecular diagnostics -- Antibody deficiency -- T cell immunodeficiencies -- Complement deficiencies -- Defects of innate immunity -- Rheumatic diseases of childhood : therapeutic principles -- Congenital immune dysregulation disorders -- Autoinflammatory disorders -- Immunoglobulin therapy -- Hematopoietic stem cell therapy -- Biologic therapies -- Laboratory diagnosis of human allergic disease -- In vivo testing for immunoglobulin E-mediated sensitivity -- Outdoor allergens -- Indoor allergens -- Environmental control -- Immunotherapy for allergic disease -- Allergic rhinitis -- Otitis media -- Sinusitis -- Chronic cough -- Immunology of the asthmatic response -- Guidelines for treatment of asthma : a global concern -- Functional assessment of asthma -- Infections and asthma : impact on the natural history of asthma -- Special considerations for infants and young children -- Inner city asthma : strategies to reduce mortality and morbidity -- Asthma in older children : special considerations -- School-centered asthma programs -- Exercise-induced asthma : strategies to improve performance -- Refractory childhood asthma : assessment and management -- Promoting adherence and effective self-management in patients with asthma -- New directions in asthma management : a tale of two cities -- Mucosal immunology : an overview -- Evaluation of food allergy -- Approach to feeding problems in the infant and young child -- Prevention and natural history of food allergy -- Enterocolitis, proctocolitis and enteropathies -- Allergic and eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease -- Oral allergy syndrome -- Atopic dermatitis and food hypersensitivity -- Management of food allergy -- Immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of food allergy -- Role of barrier dysfunction and immune response in atopic dermatitis -- Management of atopic dermatitis -- Urticaria and angioedema -- Contact dermatitis -- Allergic and immunologic eye disease -- Drug allergy -- Latex allergy -- Insect sting allergy -- Anaphylaxis : assessment and management.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 618.92/97; Allergy in children; Immunologic diseases in children; Allergy in children; Immunologic diseases in children; Immune System Diseases -- Physiopathology; Immune System Diseases -- epidemiology; Immune System Diseases -- Therapy; Immunity -- physiology; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323339469; 0323339468
• Related ISBNs: 9780323298759; 0323298753
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (ScienceDirect, viewed July 22, 2015).
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