Author
Maureen M Petersen, MD Staff Physician in Allergy and Immunology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center; National Capital Consortium Transitional Year Program Director; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Maureen M Petersen, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American Thoracic Society, Clinical Immunology Society
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
Coauthor(s)
Cecilia P Mikita, MD, MPH Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences; Staff Allergist/Immunologist, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Cecilia P Mikita, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology
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Specialty Editor Board
Mary L Windle, PharmD Adjunct Associate Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference
Disclosure: Nothing to disclose.
David J Valacer, MD, MS Chief Medical Officer, Regor Therapeutics Group
David J Valacer, MD, MS is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, American Thoracic Society, Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America, New York Academy of Sciences, New York Allergy & Asthma Society
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Chief Editor
Harumi Jyonouchi, MD Faculty, Division of Allergy/Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Saint Peter's University Hospital
Harumi Jyonouchi, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American Association of Immunologists, American Medical Association, Clinical Immunology Society, New York Academy of Sciences, Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, Society for Pediatric Research, Society for Mucosal Immunology
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Additional Contributors
C Lucy Park, MD Chief, Division of Allergy, Immunology, and Pulmonology, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
C Lucy Park, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology, Chicago Medical Society, American Medical Association, Clinical Immunology Society, Illinois State Medical Society
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Acknowledgements
The authors and editors of Medscape Reference gratefully acknowledge the contributions of previous author Javed Sheikh, MD to the development and writing of this article.