The Year in Allergy 2003

Drawing on the experience of leading authorities, this book presents reviews of the latest advances in clinical medicine and the basic sciences. Focusing on developments that will influence how allergic disorders are treated in the future, it covers the molecular, cellular, and genetic mechanisms that determine the allergic response and the clinical manifestation of allergic disease. The book also provides a clinical update on each of the most common disease entities. The editors review the therapeutic options now available and give informed commentaries on recent reports on their clinical use.