Allergy and Allergen Immunotherapy: New Mechanisms and Strategies is a valuable and comprehensive book that covers allergy and causative allergens and provides diagnostic and therapeutic aspects as well. With chapters from internationally recognized experts in the field, the book provides a balanced approach to enumerating pollen allergens as well as allergy diagnosis and therapeutic management and safety assessment of genetically engineered food allergens.

The book features a special section on allergic diseases and allergens from tropical countries, including such countries such as India, Sri Lanka, Iran, and South Korea, giving the book a global appeal.

The book is broken in the following sections:

Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, and Diagnosis of Allergy
Aerobiology and Allergic Diseases
Pollen Allergy in the Tropics and Temperate Regions
Allergy in Children
Food Allergy Evaluation
Allergen Immunotherapy and Anti IgE
The book deals not only on basics of allergy and allergen immunotherapy but also discusses indoor environments and safety considerations of genetically modified food allergens. The first of its kind volume from the Indian subcontinent that caters to the needs of clinicians, aerobiologists, environmentalists, and regulatory agencies as well, the volume will be of immense interest for clinicians and patients of allergy as well as diagnostic and therapeutic management of allergy in tropics.

Table of Contents

Sensitization to Allergens: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology

P. A. Mahesh and Amrutha D. Holla

In-Vivo and In-Vitro Diagnosis of Allergy

P. A. Mridula and P. A. Mahesh

Aerobiology Associated with Allergy

A. B. Singh and Chandni Mathur

Meteorological and Clinical Analysis of Aeroallergen Data: Increase in Allergy and Asthma Cases in Texas Panhandle

Nabarun Ghosh, Griselda Estrada, Mitsy Veloz, Danius Bouyi, Jon Bennert, Jeff Bennert, Constantine Saadeh, and Chandini Revanna

Airborne Pollen in Europe

C. Galan, A. Dahl, G. Frenguelli, and Gehrig

Indoor Pollutants with Special Reference to Health and Hygiene

Rajiv R. Sahay and Alan L. Wozniak

Pollen Allergy in Iran

Mohammad-Ali Assarehzadegan

Allergy An Emerging Epidemic: Sri Lankan Scenario

Anura Weerasinghe

Allergenic Pollen and Pollen Allergy in Europe

D' Amato et al.

Pollen Allergy and Meteorological Factors

Jae-Won Oh

Allergies in India : A Clinician's Viewpoint

Wiqar Shaikh and Shifa Wiqar Shaikh

Allergic Rhinitis in Children

Major K. Nagaraju

Current Consensus on Childhood Asthma

H. Paramesh

Food Allergy Insomina

G. Hassan, M. Ismail, T. Masood, and S. Saheer

Science Based Evaluation of Potential Risks of Food Allergy from Genetically Engineered Crops

R. E. Goodman

Specific Immunotherapy: Principles and Practice

Wiqar Shaikh and Shifa Wiqar Shaikh

Allergen Immunotherapy

S. Narmada Ashok and P. K. Vedanthan

Sub Lingual Immuno Therapy

Paranjothy Kanni, Nagendra Prasad Komarla, and A. B. Singh

Anti IgE Therapy in Allergic Asthma and Allergic Rhinitis

Agam Vora