Elsevier Food Allergy

In recent years, novel treatments and new management guidelines regarding food allergies have resulted in vastly improved patient outcomes. Food Allergy, 2nd Edition, brings you fully up to date with the latest research and treatment protocols in this complex field, offering the tools you need to quickly and accurately diagnose, treat, and manage food allergies in children and adults. The consistent, practical format-featuring a wealth of case studies, clinical pearls and pitfalls, full-color photos and illustrations, diagrams, and more-makes this an ideal quick reference tool for both allergy clinicians and primary care physicians. Reflects recent changes in the understanding and treatment of food allergies, from prevalent to less common, including the latest research on mechanisms of allergies and current treatment protocols and guidelines Provides essential background information on basic immunology and physiology that is critical to understanding new practice changes Contains extensive updates on peanut allergies, the LEAP prevention study, new oral and subcutaneous immunotherapies, future therapies, natural history and prevention, genetics, microbiome, biomarkers, precision approaches, eosinophilic gastroenteropathies, and more Discusses the latest understanding of non-IgE-mediated food allergies and a review of unproven diagnostic and therapeutic techniques Uses a templated, focused format that includes full-color photos and illustrations, diagrams, case studies, clinical pearls, and more Shares the knowledge, experience, and global perspective of leading international authors An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references, with the ability to search, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud. Additional digital ancillary content may publish up to 6 weeks following the publication date