Main description:

Allergy and Allergen Immunotherapy: New Mechanisms and Strategies is a valuable and comprehensive book that covers allergy and causative allergens and provides diagnostic and therapeutic aspects as well. With chapters from internationally recognized experts in the field, the book provides a balanced approach to enumerating pollen allergens as well as allergy diagnosis and therapeutic management and safety assessment of genetically engineered food allergens.

The book features a special section on allergic diseases and allergens from tropical countries, including such countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Iran, and South Korea, giving the book a global appeal.

The book is broken in the following sections:

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis of Allergy
Aerobiology and Allergic Diseases
Pollen Allergy in the Tropics and Temperate Regions
Allergy in Children
Food Allergy Evaluation
Allergen Immunotherapy and Anti IgE

The book deals not only on basics of allergy and allergen immunotherapy but also discusses indoor environments and safety considerations of genetically modified food allergens. The first of its kind volume from the Indian subcontinent that caters to the needs of clinicians, aerobiologists, environmentalists, and regulatory agencies as well, the volume will be of immense interest for clinicians and patients of allergy as well as diagnostic and therapeutic management of allergy in tropics.

Contents:

Sensitization to Allergens: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology. In-Vivo and In-Vitro Diagnosis of Allergy. Aerobiology Associated with Allergy. Meteorological and Clinical Analysis of Aeroallergen Data: Increase in Allergy and Asthma Cases in Texas Panhandle. Airborne Pollen in Europe. Indoor Pollutants with Special Reference to Health and Hygiene. Pollen Allergy in Iran. Allergy: An Emerging Epidemic: Sri Lankan Scenario. Allergenic Pollen and Pollen Allergy in Europe. Pollen Allergy and Meteorological Factors. Allergies in India: A Clinician's Viewpoint. Allergic Rhinitis in Children. Current Consensus on Childhood Asthma. Food Allergy Insomina. Science Based Evaluation of Potential Risks of Food Allergy from Genetically Engineered Crops. Specific Immunotherapy: Principles and Practice. Allergen Immunotherapy. Sub-Lingual Immuno Therapy. Anti IgE Therapy in Allergic Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis.