General Medical Information

Patterson’s Allergic Diseases

Leslie C. Grammer, M.D.
Paul A. Greenberger, M.D.

1. Review of Immunology
Roger W. Melvold
2. Evaluation and Management of Immune Deficiency in Allergy Practice
Melvin Berger
3. Immunology of IgE-mediated and Other Hypersensitivity States
C. Raymond Zeiss and Jacob J. Pruzansky
4. Biochemical Mediators of Allergic Reactions
Stephen I. Wasserman
5. Antihistamines
Jonathan A. Bernstein
6. Allergens and Other Factors Important in Atopic Disease
G. Daniel Brooks and Robert K. Bush
7. Airborne Pollen Prevalence in the United States
William R. Solomon
8. Diagnosis of Immediate Hypersensitivity
Anju Tripathi and Bernard H. Booth
9. Allergic Rhinitis
Anthony J. Ricketti
10. Principles of Immunologic Management of Allergic Diseases Due to Extrinsic Antigens
Leslie C. Grammer
11. Allergic Diseases of the Eye and Ear
Phil Lieberman and Michael S. Blaiss
12. Allergy to Stinging Insects
Robert E. Reisman
13. Urticaria, Angioedema, and Hereditary Angioedema
Carol A. Saltoun and W. James Metzger
14. Food Allergy
Anne M. Ditto and Leslie C. Grammer
15. Atopic Dermatitis
Peck Y. Ong and Donald Y.M. Leung
16. Erythema Multiforme, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Anju Tripathi, Neill T. Peters, and Roy Patterson
17. Drug Allergy
Anne Marie Ditto, Paul A. Greenberger, Leslie C. Grammer
18. Contact Dermatitis
Andrew J. Scheman
19. Nasal Polyposis, Sinusitis, and Nonallergic Rhinitis
David I. Bernstein
20. Anaphylaxis
Kris G. McGrath
21. Idiopathic Anaphylaxis
Roy Patterson and Kathleen E. Harris
22. Asthma
Paul A. Greenberger
23. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
Michael C. Zacharisen and Jordan N. Fink
24. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Paul A. Greenberger
25. Occupational Immunologic Lung Disease
Leslie C. Grammer
26. Controversial and Unproved Methods in Allergy Diagnosis and Treatment
Abba I. Terr
27. Allergic Disorders and Pregnancy
Paul A. Greenberger
28. Management of Acute Severe Asthma
Thomas Corbridge and Babak Mokhlesi
29. Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Diseases of the Upper Airway
Michelle J. Naidich and Eric J. Russell
30. Radiologic Evaluation of Allergic and Related Diseases of the Lower Airway
Thomas Grant
31. Natural Rubber Latex Allergy
Kevin J. Kelly and Banani Banerjee
32. Physiologic Assessment of Asthma and other Allergic Lung Diseases
Paul A. Greenberger
33. Evaluation of Eosinophilia
Carla Irani and Andrea J. Apter
34. Corticosteroids in Treatment of Allergic Diseases
Sai R. Nimmagadda
35. b Agonists
Jacqueline A. Pongracic
36. Other Antiallergic Drugs: Cromolyn, Nedocromil, Antileukotrienes, Anticholinergics, and Theophylline
Carol A. Wiggins
37. Delivery Devices for Inhaled Medications
Theodore M. Lee
38. Novel Immunologic Therapies
Leslie C. Grammer
39. Management of the “Difficult” Patient
Howard L. Alt
40. Chronic Sinusitis: Role of Rhinoscopy and Surgery
Rakesh K. Chandra, David B. Conley, and Robert C. Kern
41. The Wheezing Infant
Mary Beth Hogan and Nevin W. Wilson
42. Sleep Disorders in the Allergic Patient
Lisa F. Wolfe