Current Therapy in Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology

Still the only text of its kind, the 6th Edition of this popular title presents state-of-the-art guidance on therapy for allergic, immunologic, and rheumatologic diseases. World-class contributors focus on the details of treating these diseases in all of their various manifestations, and also discuss emerging therapies and alternative treatments. Diagnostic considerations are addressed only as they pertain to therapy.

• Features short, user-friendly chapters―many of which include a section on the authors' preferred approach―that enable the reader to access material quickly.
• Discusses both pediatric and adult cases in one convenient source.
• Explains how treatment can be modified at different stages of disease as well as how complications can be anticipated, prevented, and treated.
• Covers pathogenic and diagnostic considerations as they relate to therapy.

• Presents multi-chapter coverage of today's hot topics including asthma and food allergy.
• Includes a new chapter: Crohn's Disease.
• Features new information on the use of drugs recently approved by the FDA.
• Examines the impact of new molecular therapies.