| Description |
1 online resource (vi, 5 pages) : color illustrations |
| Contents |
Case 1: Congenital Asplenia -- Case 2: Chronic Granulomatous Disease -- Case 3: Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency -- Case 4: Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema -- Case 5: Factor I Deficiency -- Case 6: Deficiency of the C8 Complement Component -- Case 7: Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes -- Case 8: Interleukin 1 Receptor-associated Kinase 4 Deficiency -- Case 9: X-linked Hypohydrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia and Immunodeficiency -- Case 10: X-linked Agammaglobulinemia -- Case 11: X-linked Hyper IgM Syndrome -- Case 12: Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID) Deficiency -- Case 13: Common Variable Immunodeficiency -- Case 14: X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency -- Case 15: Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency -- Case 16: Omenn Syndrome -- Case 17: MHC Class I Deficiency -- Case 18: MHC Class II Deficiency -- Case 19: Multiple Myeloma -- Case 20: T-Cell Lymphoma -- Case 21: Interferon-g Receptor Deficiency -- Case 22: Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome -- Case 23: X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome -- Case 24: Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) -- Case 25: Immune Dysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy X-linked Disease -- Case 26: Toxic Shock Syndrome -- Case 27: Acute Infectious Mononucleosis -- Case 28: Mixed Essential Cryoglobulinemia -- Case 29: Rheumatic Fever -- Case 30: Lepromatous Leprosy -- Case 31: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) -- Case 32: Acute Systemic Anaphylaxis -- Case 33: Allergic Asthma -- Case 34: Atopic Dermatitis -- Case 35: Drug-Induced Serum Sickness -- Case 36: Celiac Disease -- Case 37: Contact Sensitivity to Poison Ivy -- Case 38: Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy -- Case 39: Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia -- Case 40: Myasthenia Gravis -- Case 41: Pemphigus Vulgaris -- Case 42: Rheumatoid Arthritis -- Case 43: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus -- Case 44: Multiple Sclerosis -- Case 45: Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn -- Case 46: A Kidney Graft for Complications of Autoimmune Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus -- Case 47: Graft-Versus-Host Disease |
| Summary |
This book presents case histories to illustrate in a clinical context essential points about the mechanisms of immunity. It includes cases that illustrate both recently discovered genetic immunodeficiencies and some more familiar and common diseases with interesting immunology |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Immunologic diseases -- Case studies
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Immunologic diseases -- Patients
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Immunologic diseases
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| Genre/Form |
Case studies
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rosen, Fred S.
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| ISBN |
9780203853535 |
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0203853539 |
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9781136984334 |
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113698433X |
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9781136984372 |
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1136984372 |
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9781136984389 |
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1136984380 |
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