Emerging therapeutic strategies 328 Giorgio Piacentini and Laura Tenero Differential diagnosis of bronchial asthma 334 Giorgio Piacentini and Laura Tenero Chapter 10 – Allergic disorders Pathophysiology and epidemiology of allergic disorders 339 Karin C. Lødrup Carlsen In vivo and in vitro diagnostic tests in allergic disorders 345 Gunilla Hedlin Anaphylaxis 349 Antonella Muraro Allergic rhinitis 354 Michele Miraglia Del Giudice, Francesca Galdo and Salvatore Leonardi Atopic dermatitis 363 Paolo Meglio, Elena Galli and Nunzia Maiello Food allergy 370 Alessandro Fiocchi, Lamia Dahdah and Luigi Terracciano Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis 376 Andrew Bush Specific immunotherapy, prevention measures and alternative treatment 383 Susanne Halken and Gunilla Hedlin Chapter 11 – Cystic fibrosis Genetics, pathophysiology and epidemiology of CF 390 Sabina Gallati Screening and diagnosis of CF 397 Jürg Barben and Kevin Southern CF lung disease 402 Nicolas Regamey and Jürg Barben