What is Allergy and Immunology?
Allergy and Immunology specialty is the branch of medicine that deal with a wide range of adult and pediatric allergic and immunologic diseases.
Fellows in training as well as physicians practicing in the allergy and immunology domain master the following range of allergic and immunologic entities:
Adult and Pediatric ImmunodeficiencyAdult and Pediatric Drug Allergy
Adult and Pediatric Severe Asthma and related disorders
Allergic and non-allergic rhinitis, rhinosinusitis, conjunctivitis and related conditions.
Aspirin Exacerbated Respiratory Disease
Atopic and contact dermatitis and other allergic skin diseases
Pediatric Autoinflammatory Disorders
Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Drug allergy and related conditions
Eosinophilic disorders, including eosinophilic esophagitis and other eosinophilic gastrointestinal disorders, hypereosinophilic syndrome and related conditions
Food allergy and/or intolerance and related conditions
Hymenoptera venom sting allergy
Mast cell disorders, anaphylaxis, urticaria and angioedema
The best books in the field of allergy and immunology widely used by specialist in this domain include:
Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice
Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice
The Washington Manual of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Subspecialty Consult
Pediatric Allergy: Principles and Practice
The Washington Manual of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Subspecialty Consult
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