Allergy Essentials, Volume 2: Advanced Topics in Diagnosis and Clinical Management

Complex allergic conditions and evolving diagnostics demand advanced clinical frameworks and specialist-level decision-making. Volume 2 covers biologic therapies, precision diagnostics, perioperative allergy assessment, and the management of refractory or multi-system allergy syndromes. It reviews emerging allergens, occupational exposures, and the role of the microbiome and genetics in allergic predisposition. Chapters provide algorithms for escalation of care, desensitization protocols, and coordination with dietitians and behavioral specialists for food allergy management. Safety considerations―anaphylaxis preparedness, vaccine guidance, and drug allergy evaluation―are emphasized throughout. The volume is intended for allergists, immunologists and clinicians managing high-complexity allergy patients.

Kurtova Marianna Mykolaivna is an Allergologist and Immunologist. Currently working as an associate professor of Department of Microbiology, virology and immunology of Odessa National Medical University Odessa, Ukraine from 2022. In 2013 graduated from Odessa National Medical University. From the 3rd year, was the head of the student scientific society, actively participated and spoke at international conferences. Use to worked in an immunology laboratory, gaining skills and understanding in the field of laboratory diagnostics. Completed an internship in the specialty "family medicine". Then received the specialties "allergology" and "clinical immunology". Graduated school in the specialty "Allergology and Immunology", and in 2020 defense the dissertation on the topic: "Optimization of the algorithm for serological diagnostics of allergic diseases as a result of polysensitization" and received the degree of PhD. Actively attends international conferences, develops in the specialty of allergology and immunology, is a member of the European Academy of Allergology and Clinical Immunology (EAACI). In 2024 received the title of associate professor.