...includes real clinical cases; full-color illustrations, photographs, and micrographs; and discussions and questions following each case...with 11 new cases on such topics as toxic shock syndrome, infectious mononucleosis, and more.

Case Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion

Science & Math

Rosen, Fred

Geha, Raif

Biological Sciences

Garland Science

Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Recapitulates major topics of immunology as background to a selection of real clinical cases serving to reinforce and extend the basic science. Illustrates the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. Five new cases have been added to this edition. Previous edition: c1999. Softcover.

Case Studies in Immunology, Fifth Edition, cites major topics of immunology as the background to a selection of real clinical cases that serve to reinforce and extend the basic science. This new edition vividly illustrates the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. As well as being a valuable review aid, Case Studies in Immunology introduces in a clinical setting the major common disorders of immunity, including hypersensitivity types I-IV and autoimmune disorders such as lupus and multiple sclerosis. It also describes and explains the consequences of some of the most important immune deficiencies. Each case history is preceded by basic scientific facts essential to understanding the immunology behind the disease or disorder. An end-of-case summary, questions, and discussion points finish each case. Case Studies in Immunology can be used as a stand-alone book, or as a clinical companion alongside Immunobiology, Sixth Edition and The Immune System, Second Edition.

Case Studies in Immunology

Case Studies in Immunology, Sixth Edition, presents major topics of immunology through a selection of clinical cases that reinforce and extend the basic science. The case histories illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and describe immunological problems seen in the clinic. This new edition vividly illustrates the importance of an understanding of immunology in diagnosis and therapy. Case Studies in Immunology highlights major common disorders of immunity, including hypersensitivity types I-IV, immune deficiencies, and autoimmune disorders. Each case history is preceded by basic scientific facts essential to understanding the immunology behind the specific disorders. An end-of-case summary, questions, and discussion points conclude each case. Case Studies in Immunology can be used as a stand-alone book, or as a clinical companion alongside Janeway’s Immunobiology, Eighth Edition. A marginal icon in Janeway’s Immunobiology provides the reader with a link to the relevant Case Study, where the science is applied in a clinical setting. The book includes a total of 53 cases. The Sixth Edition is extensively revised and updated and includes ten new cases: <ul>
<li>DiGeorge Syndrome</li> <li>Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis</li> <li>Chediak-Higashi Syndrome</li> <li>Hyper IgE Syndrome</li> <li>Ataxia Telangiectasia</li> <li>Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis (WHIM) Syndrome</li> <li>Severe Congenital Neutropenia</li> <li>Recurrent Herpes Simplex Encephalitis</li> <li>Systemic Onset Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis</li> <li>Crohn’s Disease</li>
</ul>

Notarangelo, Luigi

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Case Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion

Case Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion

Case Studies in Immunology

Case Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion