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100 _aLeung, Donald Y.M.
245 0 _aPediatric allergy: principles and practice
250 _a4th ed.
260 _aEdinburgh :
_bElsevier,
_c2021
300 _a1 online resource (xii, 409 pages):illustrations (chiefly color)
505 _aEpidemiology of allergic diseases -- Natural history of allergic diseases and asthma -- The genetics of allergic disease and asthma -- Approach to the child with recurrent infections and molecular diagnosis -- Primary antibody deficiency -- T cell immunodeficiencies -- Complement deficiencies -- Defects of innate immunity -- Congenital immune dysregulation disorders -- Immunoglobulin therapy -- Hematopoietic stem cell therapies -- Diagnosis of human allergic disease -- Outdoor allergens -- Indoor allergens -- Environmental control -- Immunotherapy for allergic disease -- Allergic rhinitis -- Sinusitis -- Chronic cough -- Immunology of the asthmatic response -- Lung function testing in children -- Infections and asthma in childhood -- Special considerations for infants and young children -- Inner city asthma : strategies to reduce mortality and morbidity -- Asthma in older children : special considerations -- Collaborating with schools to support children with asthma -- Refractory childhood asthma : assessment and management -- Promoting adherence and self-management -- Strategies for the primary prevention of asthma -- Mucosal immunology : an overview -- Evaluation of food allergy -- Approach to feeding problems in the infant and young child -- Enterocolitis, proctocolitis, and enteropathies -- Eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases -- Management of food allergy -- Prevention of food allergy -- Immunotherapeutic approaches to the treatment of food allergy -- Evaluation and management of atopic dermatitis -- Urticaria and angioedema -- Contact dermatitis -- Allergic and immunologic eye disease -- Drug allergy -- Insect sting allergy -- Anaphylaxis : assessment and management -- Mast cell disease and hypereosinophilic diseases.
520 _aWith complete, concise coverage of prevention, indications, diagnosis, and treatment, Pediatric Allergy, 4th Edition, is your go-to resource for current, clinically-focused content in the rapidly changing field of allergies and immune-mediated diseases in children. This highly regarded reference fully covers immunology and origins of allergy, growth and development, pregnancy, infancy, and early, middle, and late childhood-all with a new, practical, clinical focus. You'll find authoritative coverage of the full range of allergies in pediatric patients, from asthma and other common conditions to rare or uncommon allergies, providing a one-stop resource for clinicians across specialties who care for children. Focuses on the clinical application of science to the bedside, including clinical pearls discussing best practice approaches and guidelines. Integrates the latest research on the origins of allergy in early life, including pregnancy, the neonate, and infants. Includes new, evidence-based management guidelines for various diseases, including food allergy, atopic dermatitis, asthma and immunodeficiency. Provides new content on the prevention of allergies; asthma, eczema, and food allergies in young children; and extensive current guidelines and new therapies. Offers up-to-date information on key areas such as food challenges, skin testing, IgE diagnostic labs, immunotherapy, clinical immunology diagnostic testing, molecular diagnostics, and lung function testing. Highlights current guidance from a new team of leading experts with 150 anatomic schematics, clinical photos, and algorithms-many new to this edition. Covers gene therapy, stem-cell therapy, and a host of immunodeficiency diseases found in children with allergies. Discusses targeted biologics for severe allergic diseases, defects of innate immunity, rheumatic diseases of childhood, and inflammatory disorders. Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
690 _aAllergy in children.
690 _aImmunologic diseases in children.
700 _aAkdis, Cezmi A.
700 _aBacharier, Leonard B.
700 _aCunningham-Rundles, Charlotte
700 _aSicherer, Scott H.
700 _aSampson, Hugh A.
856 _uhttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/nhs?url=https://www.clinicalkey.com/dura/browse/bookChapter/3-s2.0-C20170040612
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