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Allergy Readings

Overview of allergens
Shah R, Grammer LC. Chapter 1: an overview of allergens. Allergy Asthma Proc. 2012 May-Jun;33 Suppl 1:S2-5. doi: 10.2500/aap.2012.33.3531. Review. PubMed PMID: 22794674.
Skin testing in allergy
Carr T, Saltoun C. Chapter 2: Skin testing in allergy. Allergy And Asthma Proceedings [serial online]. May 2012;33 Suppl 1:S6-S8. Available from: MEDLINE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Allergen immunotherapy: definition, indication, and reactions
Rael E. Allergen Immunotherapy. Prim Care. 2016 Sep;43(3):487-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.04.004. Review. PubMed PMID: 27545737.
Stinging insect allergy and venom immunotherapy
Ludman SW, Boyle RJ. Stinging insect allergy: current perspectives on venom immunotherapy. J Asthma Allergy. 2015 Jul 23;8:75-86. doi: 10.2147/JAA.S62288. eCollection 2015. Review. PubMed PMID: 26229493; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4517515.
Allergic rhinitis
Small P, Keith PK, Kim H. Allergic rhinitis. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2018 Sep 12;14(Suppl 2):51. doi: 10.1186/s13223-018-0280-7. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30263033; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6156899.
Nonallergic rhinitis
Lieberman P, Pattanaik D. Nonallergic rhinitis. Curr Allergy Asthma Rep. 2014 Jun;14(6):439. doi: 10.1007/s11882-014-0439-3. Review. PubMed PMID: 24715611.
Nasal polyps
Ta NH. Will we ever cure nasal polyps? Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2019 Jan;101(1):35-39. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2018.0149. Epub 2018 Oct 5. Review. PubMed PMID: 30286644; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6303820.
Acute Rhinosinusitis
Aring AM, Chan MM. Current Concepts in Adult Acute Rhinosinusitis. Am Fam Physician. 2016 Jul 15;94(2):97-105. Review. PubMed PMID: 27419326.
Chronic rhinosinusitis
Sedaghat AR. Chronic Rhinosinusitis. Am Fam Physician. 2017 Oct 15;96(8):500-506. Review. PubMed PMID: 29094889.
Asthma classification
Koterba A, Saltoun C. Chapter 9: Asthma classification. Allergy And Asthma Proceedings [serial online]. May 2012;33 Suppl 1:S28-S31. Available from: MEDLINE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Asthma
Wu TD, Brigham EP, McCormack MC. Asthma in the Primary Care Setting. Med Clin North Am. 2019 May;103(3):435-452. doi: 10.1016/j.mcna.2018.12.004. Review. PubMed PMID: 30955512.
Near fatal asthma
Serrano-Pariente J, Plaza V. Near-fatal asthma: a heterogeneous clinical entity. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2017 Feb;17(1):28-35. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000333. Review. PubMed PMID: 27870665.
Severe asthma
Chung KF. Diagnosis and Management of Severe Asthma. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Feb;39(1):91-99. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1607391. Epub 2018 Feb 10. Review. PubMed PMID: 29427989.
Lessons learned from clinical trials of asthma
Sabin B, Avila P, Grammer L, Greenberger P. Chapter 15: Lessons learned from clinical trials of asthma. Allergy And Asthma Proceedings [serial online]. May 2012;33 Suppl 1:S51-S54. Available from: MEDLINE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Asthma in pregnancy
Namazy JA, Schatz M. Management of Asthma during Pregnancy: Optimizing Outcomes and Minimizing Risk. Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2018 Feb;39(1):29-35. doi: 10.1055/s-0037-1606216. Epub 2018 Feb 10. Review. PubMed PMID: 29427983.
Occupational immunologic lung disease
Sabin B, Grammer L. Chapter 17: Occupational immunologic lung disease. Allergy And Asthma Proceedings [serial online]. May 2012;33 Suppl 1:S58-S60. Available from: MEDLINE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis
Shah A, Panjabi C. Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis: A Perplexing Clinical Entity. Allergy Asthma Immunol Res. 2016 Jul;8(4):282-97. doi: 10.4168/aair.2016.8.4.282. Review. PubMed PMID: 27126721; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4853505.
Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
Sahin H, Kaproth-Joslin K, Hobbs SK. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis. Semin Roentgenol. 2019 Jan;54(1):37-43. doi: 10.1053/j.ro.2018.12.004. Epub 2018 Dec 27. Review. PubMed PMID: 30684996.
Atopic dermatitis
Langan SM, Irvine AD, Weidinger S. Atopic dermatitis. Lancet. 2020;396(10247):345-360. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(20)31286-1
Urticaria and angioedema
Kanani A, Betschel SD, Warrington R. Urticaria and angioedema. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2018 Sep 12;14(Suppl 2):59. doi: 10.1186/s13223-018-0288-z. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30263036; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6157046.
Hereditary and acquired angioedema
Gill P, Betschel SD. The Clinical Evaluation of Angioedema. Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2017 Aug;37(3):449-466. doi: 10.1016/j.iac.2017.04.007. Review. PubMed PMID: 28687102.
Food allergy
Jones SM, Burks AW. Food Allergy. N Engl J Med. 2017 Sep 21;377(12):1168-1176. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcp1611971. Review. PubMed PMID: 28930512.
Anaphylaxis
Fischer D, Vander Leek TK, Ellis AK, Kim H. Anaphylaxis. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2018 Sep 12;14(Suppl 2):54. doi: 10.1186/s13223-018-0283-4. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30263034; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6156836.
Idiopathic anaphylaxis
Bilò MB, Martini M, Tontini C, Mohamed OE, Krishna MT. Idiopathic anaphylaxis. Clin Exp Allergy. 2019 Jul;49(7):942-952. doi: 10.1111/cea.13402. Epub 2019 May 13. Review. PubMed PMID: 31002196.
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Muir, A., & Falk, G. W. (2021). Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Review. JAMA, 326(13), 1310–1318. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2021.14920
Diagnosing primary immunodeficiency
McCusker C, Upton J, Warrington R. Primary immunodeficiency. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2018 Sep 12;14(Suppl 2):61. doi: 10.1186/s13223-018-0290-5. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30275850; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6157160.
Classification of hypersensitivity reactions
Uzzaman A, Cho S. Chapter 28: Classification of hypersensitivity reactions. Allergy And Asthma Proceedings [serial online]. May 2012;33 Suppl 1:S96-S99. Available from: MEDLINE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Unproved and controversial methods and theories in allergy-immunology
Shah R, Greenberger P. Chapter 29: Unproved and controversial methods and theories in allergy-immunology. Allergy And Asthma Proceedings [serial online]. May 2012;33 Suppl 1:S100-S102. Available from: MEDLINE Complete, Ipswich, MA. Accessed September 14, 2017.
Drug allergy
Warrington R, Silviu-Dan F, Wong T. Drug allergy. Allergy Asthma Clin Immunol. 2018 Sep 12;14(Suppl 2):60. doi: 10.1186/s13223-018-0289-y. eCollection 2018. Review. PubMed PMID: 30275849; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6157123.
Allergy testing
Tourlas K, Burman D. Allergy Testing. Prim Care. 2016 Sep;43(3):363-74. doi: 10.1016/j.pop.2016.04.001. Review. PubMed PMID: 27545728.

Reviewed and Updated 8/9/2019