Clinical immunology principles and practice / Robert R. Rich ... [et al.].
| Other author | Rich, Robert R. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | 4th ed. |
| Publication Info | [St. Louis, Mo.] : Elsevier/Saunders, |
| Description | xxvii, 1295 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBook - Specialty Medicine (Supplement 1) [EBCSMS1] |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Clinical immunology (Rich) |
| Contents | The human immune response -- Organization of the immune system -- Innate immunity -- Antigen receptor genes, gene products, and co-receptors -- The major histocompatibility complex -- Antigens and antigen presentation -- B-cell development and differentiation -- T-cell development -- Cytokines and cytokine receptors -- Chemokines and chemokine receptors -- Lymphocyte adhesion and trafficking -- T-cell activation and tolerance -- Programmed cell death in lymphocytes and associated disorders -- Immunoglobulin function -- Regulatory T cells -- Helper T-cell subsets and control of the inflammatory response -- Cytotoxic T lymphocytes and natural killer cells -- Host defenses in the skin -- Host defenses at mucosal surfaces -- Complement in host deficiencies and diseases -- Phagocyte deficiencies -- Mast cells, basophils, and mastocytosis -- Eosinophils and eosinophilia -- Host defenses to extracellular bacteria -- Host defenses to intracellular bacteria -- Host defenses to spirochetes -- Host defenses to viruses -- Host defenses to protozoa -- Host defenses to helminths -- Approach to the evaluation of the immunodeficient patient -- Infections in the immunocompromised host -- Maturing of the fetal and neonatal immune system -- Aging and the immune system -- Primary antibody deficiencies -- Primary T-cell immunodeficiencies -- Inherited disorders of IFN-y-, IFN-a/ß//\-, and NF-kB-mediated immunity -- HIV infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -- External factors inducing immune deficiency -- Immunological mechanisms of airway diseases and pathways to therapy -- Urticaria, angioedema, and anaphylaxis -- Allergic reactions to stinging and biting insects -- Atopic and contact dermatitis -- Food allergy -- Eosinophil-associated gastrointestinal disorders -- Allergic disorders of the eye -- Drug hypersensitivity -- Occupational asthma -- Mechanisms of autoimmunity -- Interface of autoimmunity and immunodeficiency -- Systemic lupus erthematosus -- |
| Contents | Rheumatoid arthritis -- Juvenile idiopathic arthritis -- Sjögren's syndrome -- Scleroderma-systemic sclerosis -- Inflammatory muscle diseases -- Spondyloarthritis -- Small and medium vessel primary vasculitis -- Large-vessel vasculitides -- Systemic autoinflammatory syndromes -- Antiphospholipid syndrome -- Immunohematologic disorders -- Bullous diseases of the skin and mucous membranes -- Immunology of psoriasis -- Myasthenia gravis -- Multiple sclerosis -- Autoimmune peripheral neuropathies -- Immunologic renal diseases -- Inflammation and atherothrombosis -- Autoimmune thyroid diseases -- Diabetes and related autoimmune diseases -- Immunologic lung diseases -- Sarcoidosis -- Immunologic ocular disease -- Immunologic diseases of the gastrointestinal tract -- Inflammatory hepatobiliary diseases -- Principles of tumor immunology -- Tumor immunotherapy -- Lymphoid leukemias -- Lymphomas -- Monoclonal gammopathies -- Concepts and challenges in organ transplantation: rejection, immunosuppression, and tolerance -- Stem cell transplantation and immune reconstitution in immunodeficiency -- Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for malignant diseases -- Thymic reconstitution -- Immunoglobulin therapy: replacement and immunomodulation -- Gene therapy -- Glucocorticoids -- Immunomodulating pharmaceuticals -- Protein kinase antagonists as therapeutic agents for immunological and inflammatory disorders -- Vaccines -- Immunotherapy of allergic disease -- Biologic modifiers of inflammatory diseases -- Assessment of proteins of the immune system -- Flow cytometry -- Assessment of functional immune responses -- Assessment of neutrophil function -- Assessment of human allergic diseases -- Molecular methods. |
| General note | "Expert consult." |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780723436911 |
| ISBN | 9780723437109 (ebook) |