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Edited by P. Lieberman and J. A. Anderson, 3rd ed, 484 pp, $99.
Totowa, NJ, Humana Press, 2007.
ISBN-13 978-1-5882-9603-0.

JAMA. 2007;298(18):2205-2206.

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This volume may well have been entitled "Everything I needed to know about allergy but never learned in medical school." The authors are recognized "master clinicians" in allergy and immunology and have a combined 70 years of experience in teaching and practice. They have edited a practical, down-to-earth book on allergy for the front-line primary care physician. There are 41 contributors, all of whom are well-known in their respective fields and active clinicians serving a multitude of patients. Most have academic appointments, but several are in full-time private practice. There is no ivory tower perspective gleaned from the writing in this book.

In the introductory chapters, readers learn that 25% to 30% of the human population is allergic to something. Furthermore, allergy can affect virtually any organ, and many nonallergic disorders mimic allergy symptoms—so the likelihood is high that a practicing physician will encounter a patient, friend, or family member . . . [Full Text of this Article]

James T. Li, MD, PhD, Reviewer
Division of Allergic Diseases
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota
li.james@mayo.edu