"Expert consult"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to mechanisms of allergic disease -- Genetic basis of allergy and asthma -- Early life origins of allergy and asthma -- Epidemiology of allergy and asthma -- Allergens and air pollutants -- Principles of allergy diagnosis -- Principles of pharmacotherapy -- Allergen-specific immunotherapy -- Asthma -- Allergic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis -- Allergic conjunctivitis -- Urticaria and angioedema without wheals -- Atopic dermatitis and allergic contact dermatitis -- Food allergy and gastrointestinal syndromes -- Occupational allergy -- Drug hypersensitivity -- Anaphylaxis -- Paedatric allergy and asthma -- Eosinophilia: clinical manifestations and therapeutic options -- Systemic mastocytosis.