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try worker: case report and review of the literature. ContactDermatitis 2005; 53: 89-92.7. Geier J, Lessmann H, Hillen U, et al. An attempt to improve diagnosticsof contact allergy due to epoxy resin systems. First resultsof the multicentre study EPOX 2002. Contact Dermatitis 2004; 51:263-272.8. Kanerva L, Pelttari M, Jolanki R, Alanko K, Estlander T, Suhonen R.Occupational contact urticaria from diglycidyl ether of bisphenol Aepoxy resin. Allergy 2002; 57: 1205-1207.9. Jolanki R, Kanerva L, Estlander T, Tarvainen K, Keskinen H, Henriks-Eckerman ML. Occupational dermatoses from epoxy resin compounds.Contact Dermatitis 1990; 23: 172-83.10. Jonker MJ, Bruynzeel DP. The outcome of an additional patch-testreading on days 6 or 7. Contact Dermatitis 2000; 42: 330-335.11. Ormond P, Hazelwood E, Bourke B, Lyons JP, Bourke JF. Theimportance of a dedicated patch test clinic. Br J Dermatol 2002;146: 304-307.12. Kanerva L, Jolanki R, Tupasela O, et al. Immediate and delayedallergy from epoxy resins based on diglycidyl ether of bisphenol A.Scand J Work Environ Health 1991; 17: 208-215.13. Epoxy Resin Systems Safe Handling Guide 1997 [cited 2007/05/25]; Available from: http://www.plasticsindustry.org/about/epoxy/epoxy_guide.htm.14. Health and Safety Executive. An Assessment of Skin Sensitisationby the Use of Epoxy Resin in the Construction Industry. ResearchReport 079, 2003. Granta Park, Cambridge [cited 2007/05/25];Available from: http://www.hse.gov.uk/research/rrpdf/rr079.pdfManaging the Allergic PatientJohn H. Krouse, MD, PhD, M. Jennifer Derebery, MD and Stephen J. Chadwick, MD2008, hardcover, 400 pp, 300 illus., 265 x 195 mm, R1 800This new reference provides up-to-date, disease-specific diagnostic and treatmentprotocols in a new, full-colour, heavily illustrated reference. This is the most currentallergy management information at your fingertips – regardless of your medicalspecialty.Key Features Get the most up-to-date guidance from the most trusted experts in the field. Quickly locate key anatomy, tests, and management protocols in the clinicalsetting. Find everything you need in one place with diagnosis and managementincluded in each chapter. Compare common presentations and quickly reference the latest in diagnosisand treatment options with over 300 clinical and diagnostic algorithms, photographs,charts, and tables.Contents1 – Introduction to Allergy. 2 – Principles of Allergy Management. 3 – Management of the Patient withRhinitis. 4 – Management of the Patient with Rhinosinusitis. 5 – Management of the Patient with Asthma.6 – Management of the patient with Ocular Allergy. 7 – Otitis Media: Background and Science. 8 – Managementof the Child with Otitis Media. 9 – Management of the Patient with Inner Ear Allergy. 10 – Managementof the Patient withLaryngitis. 11 – Management of the Patient with Drug Allergy. 12 – Management of thePatient with Occupational Allergy. 13 – Management of the Patient with Atopic Skin Disease. 14 – Managingthe Allergic Child.15 – Management of the Patient with Anaphylaxis.Allergy 3/eStephen T. Holgate and Lawrence M. LichtensteinAugust 2006, hardback, 448 pp, 450 illustrations, Mosby, R1 700This comprehensive, clinically oriented full-colour resource offers you a wealth ofdetailed information on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergic diseases—fromasthma to urticaria. Thoroughly updated to reflect today’s knowledge,this edition features all of the latest developments in allergy and immunology. Plus, aconsistent, logical organization puts vital information at your fingertips.Features Features abundant algorithms that provide at-a-glance assistance in identifyingthe allergic conditions. Offers in-depth information in a chapter dedicated entirely to asthma. Valuable treatment protocols assist in prescribing appropriate therapies andeffective management Includes extensive references that point the way to the key works in the literature. Features a new detailed chapter on pediatric allergy, an increasingly common condition. Includes a CD-ROM containing all of the illustrations from the book downloadable into PowerPoint.Orders: Medical Book Seller, PO Box 3784, Tygervalley 7536Tel Jackie: 083 303 8500, fax (021) 975-1970,E-mail: jackie@medbookseller.co.za42 Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology, March 2008 Vol 21, No. 1