Contents Introduction to the Immune System / Massoud Mahmoudi -- The History and Physical Examination of the Allergic Patient / Mary Alice Murphy -- Prevalence of Allergic Diseases in Children, Adults, and the Elderly / Massoud Mahmoudi -- Allergic Diseases of the Eye / Eric Kavosh and Leonard Bielory -- Prevalence of Pollens in the United States and Elsewhere / Jennifer Yoo and Massoud Mahmoudi -- Allergic Rhinitis: Diagnosis and Treatment / Dennis K. Ledford -- The Effect of Rhinitis on Sleep, Quality of Life, Daytime Somnolence, and Fatigue / Carah Santos and Timothy J. Craig -- Sinusitis / Kevin C. Welch and Andrew N. Goldberg -- Allergic Diseases of the Ear / Doris Lin and Steven W. Cheung -- Cough and Allergic Diseases / Eric M. Chen -- Urticaria and Angioedema / Bettina Wedi and Alexander Kapp -- Atopic Dermatitis / Satoshi Yoshida -- Allergic Contact Dermatitis / Bettina Wedi -- Pediatric Asthma / Sixto F. Guiang -- Adult Asthma / Eric C. Chenworth and Daniel E. Maddox -- Exercise-Induced Asthma / Laura H. Fisher and Timothy J. Craig -- Occupational Asthma / Jonathan A. Bernstein -- Asthma and Pregnancy / Peg Strub -- Pseudoasthma : When Cough, Wheezing, and Dyspnea Are Not Asthma / Miles Weinberger and Mutasim Abu-Hasan -- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis / Joshua Gibbs and Timothy J. Craig -- Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis / Satoshi Yoshida -- Serum Sickness and Immune Complex Disease / Michael R. Nelson -- Complement Systems and Allergy Diseases / Marianne Frieri -- Food Allergy / Oscar L. Frick -- Insect Allergy / Donald F. German -- Latex Allergy / Donald F. German -- Drug Allergy / Schuman Tam -- Smoke, Pollution, and Allergies / Haig Tcheurekdjian and Massoud Mahmoudi -- Sick Building Syndrome / Massoud Mahmoudi -- Allergy in the Elderly / Marianne Frieri -- Diagnostic Testing in Allergic Diseases / Paul Cheng -- Primary Immunodeficiencies / Pedro C. Avila -- HIV Infection / Mitchell H. Katz and Andrew R. Zolopa -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the Treatment of Allergic and Asthmatic Disease / Jennifer Heimall and Leonard Bielory -- Nutrition, Diet, and Allergic Diseases / Avraham Giannini -- Prevention and Control Measures in the Management of Allergic Diseases / Shuba Rajashri Iyengar and Massoud Mahmoudi -- Antihistamines and Mast Cell Stabilizers / Giselle S. Mosnaim and Timothy J. Craig -- Bronchodilators / Jennifer S. Kim and Rachel E. Story -- Glucocorticoids / Joseph D. Spahn -- Anti-Immunoglobulin E Therapy / Kari C. Nadeau -- Allergy Immunotherapy / Jeffrey R. Stokes and Thomas B. Casale -- Anaphylaxis and Its Management / Sharon E. Leonard and Lawrence Schwartz.