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Online-Ressource (419 p)
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9780471326595
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〈ul〉〈li〉26 real-life cases illustrate the applications of basic immunology in clinical settings〈/li〉〈li〉May be utilized alone or as a companion to Immunology: A Short Course 6th edition by Coico and Sunshine ISBN 9780470081587〈/li〉〈li〉Each case study is introduced by clearly written descriptions of the major immunological disorders〈/li〉〈li〉Full colour photographs and illustrations complement complete presentation of real data〈/li〉〈li〉Includes complete set of problems and discussion questions for each chapter〈/li〉〈/ul〉
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COVER; TITLE; CONTENTS; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX OF LESSONS IN NORMAL IMMUNITY; INTRODUCTION TO CASE STUDIES: A GUIDE TO USING THIS BOOK; Unit I IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASES; INTRODUCTION: ORGANIZATION OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM AND EVALUATION OF THE IMMUNODEFICIENT PATIENT; 1 X-LINKED AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA (BRUTON'S AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA); 2 SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE; 3 DiGEORGE SYNDROME (CONGENITAL THYMIC APLASIA); 4 HYPER-IgM SYNDROME; 5 COMMON VARIABLE IMMUNODEFICIENCY DISEASE; 6 AUTOIMMUNE LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROME (ALPS); 7 X-LINKED LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE SYNDROME
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8 HEREDITARY ANGIOEDEMA9 ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; Unit II IMMEDIATE HYPERSENSITIVITY AND MAST CELL DISORDERS; INTRODUCTION: WHEN ANTIGENS BECOME ALLERGENS; 10 MASTOCYTOSIS; 11 ANAPHYLAXIS; 12 ASTHMA; 13 THE VASCULITIDES; Unit III AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS; INTRODUCTION: OVERVIEW OF AUTOIMMUNE DISORDERS AND MECHANISMS OF TOLERANCE; 14 MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; 15 MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; 16 DIABETES MELLITUS TYPE 1; 17 CELIAC DISEASE; 18 INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE; 19 PSORIASIS; 20 IgA NEPHROPATHY AND KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; 21 RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; 22 SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS; 23 SCLERODERMA
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Unit IV MALIGNANCIES OF THE LYMPHOID SYSTEMINTRODUCTION: CLASSIFICATION OF LYMPHOID MALIGNANCIES; 24 CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA/SMALL LYMPHOCYTIC LYMPHOMA; 25 FOLLICULAR LYMPHOMA; 26 PLASMA CELL NEOPLASMS; Unit V; LABORATORY TESTS USED IN THE WORKUP OF PATIENTS WITH IMMUNOLOGIC DISEASES; Index
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9781118966006
Additional Edition:
9780471326595
Additional Edition:
Print version Immunology : Clinical Case Studies and Disease Pathophysiology
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