Clinical Immunology,9780192625182

Clinical Immunology

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ISBN13: 9780192625182
ISBN10: 0192625187
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 1997-07-17
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary

Clinical immunology has expanded rapidly as a clinical specialty around the world, corresponding to exciting developments in molecular medicine in recent years. This textbook includes focused but comprehensive coverage of the field of immunology in the developed and developing world from a clinical point of view. The book emphasizes human disease which is mediated by the immune system. The majority of autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivity disorders and infectious diseases are included. The title covers the up-to-date molecular aspects of immunopathogenesis as well as the management, treatment, and monitoring of disease. There are over 250 full-colour illustrations.

Table of Contents

Section I Immunodeficiencies 1(72)
1 Congenital Immunodeficiencies
3(18)
2 Complement Deficiencies
21(7)
3 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
28(31)
4 Acquired Immunodeficiency, Postviral States and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
59(14)
Section II Allergic Diseases 73(72)
5 Allergic Rhinitis
75(7)
6 Allergic Eye Disease
82(4)
7 Extrinsic Allergic Asthma
86(22)
8 Systemic Anaphylaxis
108(10)
9 Food Allergy
118(5)
10 Recurrent Urticaria and Angioedema
123(15)
11 Drug Allergy and Drug Reactions
138(7)
Section III Immunological diseases of Organs 145(182)
12 Insulin-dependent Diabetes
147(9)
13 Thyroid and Other Endocrine Glands
156(4)
14 Stomach: Gastritis and Pernicious Anaemia
160(4)
15 Gastrointestinal Disorders
164(12)
16 Liver
176(13)
17 Lung
189(6)
18 Skin
195(18)
19 Eye
213(22)
20 Blood
235(15)
21 Nervous System
250(30)
22 Kidney
280(35)
23 Cardiovascular System
315(12)
Section IV Systemic Immunological Disease 327(86)
24 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
329(17)
25 Scleroderma
346(11)
26 Sjogren's Syndrome
357(5)
27 Rheumatoid Arthritis
362(16)
28 Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
378(10)
29 Juvenile Chronic Arthritis
388(9)
30 Vasculitis - small vessel
397(12)
31 Vasculitis - large vessel
409(4)
Section V Transplantation 413(56)
32 Human Leucocyte Antigens and Clinical Medicine
415(13)
33 Renal, Cardiac and Lung Transplantation
428(14)
34 Allogeneic Bone Marrow Transplantation
442(19)
35 Pancreatic Transplantation
461(4)
36 Corneal Transplantation
465(4)
Section VI Immunology and Infection 469(36)
37 Immunology of Infectious Disease
471(12)
38 Mycobacterial Infection
483(16)
39 Malaria
499(6)
Section VII Immunology of Malignancy 505(36)
40 Lymphoma
507(12)
41 Cancer
519(22)
Section VIII Immune Interventions 541(18)
42 Immune Interventions
543(16)
Index 559

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