This is a comprehensive guide to the wide variety of allergic diseases in existence. The book opens with a general chapter on diagnostic tes ting for allergy, covering both in vivo and in vitro tests. Separate c hapters are then devoted to a wide range of allergies, including asthm a, rhinitis, anaphylaxis, and drug, food and latex allergies. Each cha pter is sub-divided into sections covering classification, diagnosis a nd management of the various conditions. The result is a comprehensive and practical guide which will appeal, not only to the allergology sp ecialist, but also to the wide variety of physicians who may be called upon to recognise and treat patients presenting with allergic conditi ons.