Description
Handbook of Immunological Investigations in Children presents an extensive examination of the immune system of children. It discusses the fundamental concepts in immunology. It addresses studies in the primary immunodeficiency diseases.
Some of the topics covered in the book are the respiratory disorders; renal disorders; gastrointestinal disorders; endocrine disorders; neurological and psychiatric disease; identifications of diseases of the skin; muscle malfunction and connective tissue disorder; and the methods of infections and immunizations. The definition and description of factors influencing blood and blood-forming elements are fully covered. An in-depth account of the factors causing allergies and cardiovascular diseases are provided. The general characteristics of severe combined immunodeficiency are completely presented. A chapter is devoted to usage of immunoglobulin therapy. Another section focuses on the disorders of neutrophils, monocytes, and macrophages.
The book can provide useful information to immunologists, pediatricians, doctors, students, and researchers.
Chapter
Chapter 2. Primary immunodeficiency diseases
Severe combined immunodeficiency
Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)
Ataxia-Telangiectasia (AT)
Natural killer (NK) and ADCC killer (K) cell immunity
Hypogammaglobulinaemia and antibody deficiency
Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIE
Disorders of neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages
Prenatal diagnosis of immunodeficiency
Part I: Immunological abnormalities insystemic disease
Chapter 3. Respiratory disorders
Respiratory tract infection
Pulmonary eosinophilia (PE)
Sudden infant death syndrome
Chapter 4. Renal disorders
Chapter 5. Gastrointestinal disorders
Recurrent mucosal ulcération
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
Chapter 6. Endocrine disorders
Chapter 7. Neurological and psychiatric disease
Post-viral encephalopathy
Mental retardation/degeneration
Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) and zinc deficiency
Bullous diseases of the skin
Chapter 9. Connective-tissue disease/muscle disease
Connective-tissue disease
Chapter 10. Infections and immunizations
Recurrent bacterial infections
Herpes simplex virus infection
Cytomegalovirus infection
Epstein-Barr virus infection
Diagnosis of infection in immunodeficiency
Reactions to immunizations
Chapter 11. Blood and blood-forming elements
Splenic absence and hypersplenism
Lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy and leukaemia
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD
Chapter 12. Allergic disease
Food allergy/Intolerance/ A version
Chapter 13. Cardiovascular disease
Chapter 14. Special senses
Uveitis (including iritis and choroiditis)
Chapter 15. Laboratory investigations and normal values
Tests in clinical immunology: methodology, potential and limitations
Quantitation of immunoglobulin levels, complement components, and other specific proteins in blood and other body fluids
Investigations and normal values
Leukocyte and differential white-cell counts
Lymphocyte subpopulations
Tests of cell-mediated immunity
Tests of B-lymphocyte function
Tests of neutrophil, monocyte, and macrophage function
Tests of complement proteins and their function
Fetus, prêterai, and newborn infant
Specimens for the laboratory