Allergic and Immunologic Diseases : A Practical Guide to the Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management of Allergic and Immunologic Diseases

**Selected for Doody’s Core Titles® 2024 in Allergy/Clinical Immunology**

Allergic and Immunologic Diseases: A Practical Guide to the Evaluation, Diagnosis and Management of Allergic and Immunologic Diseases is a valuable resource for researchers and others involved in the day-to-day practice of allergy and immunology, with specific information, protocols and algorithms to guide their thinking. The book provides practical information and an explanation of why and how we do things, while also addressing the limitations of testing and treatment. Other sections focus on scientific based practices and the known pathophysiology of allergic and immunologic diseases, along with mechanisms of action in various treatment modalities.

This book is unique in that it explains the rationale behind everything we do in allergy and immunology, hence it offers readers specific information on procedures and how to order tests and treat allergic and immunologic diseases.

• Contains useful information on allergic and immunologic diseases, from why we do things the way we do, to methodologies, interpretation of the results and management of diseases
• Provides information that can be immediately downloadable for any specific procedure or treatment algorithm for immediate use
• Evaluates scientific merit and evidence or lack thereof

Christopher Chang, MD, PhD, is Chief of Immunology, Allergy and Pediatric Rheumatology at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and Memorial Healthcare System. He holds appointments as Professor of Medicine at the University of California, Davis, Professor of Allergy and Immunology at Nova Southeastern University, and Professor of Pediatrics at Florida Atlantic and Florida International Universities. His research focuses on immunodysregulation, primary immunodeficiencies, autoimmunity, epigenetics, atopic dermatitis, and food allergy, with a special interest in artificial intelligence in medicine. He serves as Medical Director of Pediatric Research at Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital and is Editor-in-Chief of Clinical Reviews in Allergy and Immunology and the Journal of Evidence-based Integrative Medicine. He is a Fellow of the AAAAI and a Regent of the ACAAI.