Handbook of Immunological Investigations in Children :Handbooks of Investigation in Children

Publication subTitle :Handbooks of Investigation in Children

Author: Watson   J. Graham;Bird   A. Graham  

Publisher: Elsevier Science‎

Publication year: 2014

E-ISBN: 9781483183657

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780723609735

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9780723609735

Subject: R72 Pediatrics

Language: ENG

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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

Introduction

Severe combined immunodeficiency

Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)

DiGeorge syndrome

Ataxia-Telangiectasia (AT)

Chronic candidiasis

Natural killer (NK) and ADCC killer (K) cell immunity

Hypogammaglobulinaemia and antibody deficiency

Immunoglobulin therapy

Hyperimmunoglobulin E syndrome (HIE

Disorders of neutrophils, monocytes and macrophages

Complement deficiency

Prenatal diagnosis of immunodeficiency

References

Part I: Immunological abnormalities insystemic disease

Chapter 3. Respiratory disorders

Respiratory tract infection

Pulmonary haemosiderosis

Pulmonary eosinophilia (PE)

Cystic fibrosis

Sudden infant death syndrome

References

Chapter 4. Renal disorders

Renal disease

References

Chapter 5. Gastrointestinal disorders

Recurrent mucosal ulcération

Coeliac disease

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)

Chronic diarrhoea

Liver disease

References

Chapter 6. Endocrine disorders

Thyroid disease

Diabetes mellitus

Adrenal glands

Hypoparathyroidism

Pituitary autoimmunity

Chapter 7. Neurological and psychiatric disease

Encephalitis

Post-viral encephalopathy

Multiple sclerosis (MS)

Chronic fatigue syndrome

Myasthenia gravis

Polyradiculopathy

Epilepsy

Migraine

Mental retardation/degeneration

References

Chapter 8. Skin diseases

Atopic dermatitis

Dermatitis herpetiformis

Mastocytosis

Urticaria and angioedema

Erythema multiforme (EM)

Erythema nodosum

Acrodermatitis enteropathica (AE) and zinc deficiency

Bullous diseases of the skin

Ectodermal dysplasia

References

Chapter 9. Connective-tissue disease/muscle disease

Connective-tissue disease

Vasculitis

Sarcoidosis

Raynaud's phenomenon

Amyloidosis

References

Chapter 10. Infections and immunizations

Recurrent bacterial infections

Herpes simplex virus infection

Cytomegalovirus infection

Epstein-Barr virus infection

HIV infection and AIDS

Parasitic diseases

Intrauterine infections

Diagnosis of infection in immunodeficiency

Reactions to immunizations

References

Chapter 11. Blood and blood-forming elements

Anaemia

Thrombocytopenia

Splenic absence and hypersplenism

Eosinophilia

Lymph nodes, lymphadenopathy and leukaemia

Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD

References

Chapter 12. Allergic disease

Asthma

Food allergy/Intolerance/ A version

Allergenic rhinitis

Drug reactions

Serum sickness

Skin tests

Hyposensitization

References

Chapter 13. Cardiovascular disease

Congenital heart block

Congenital heart disease

Post-cardiotomy syndrome

Cardiomyopathy

References

Chapter 14. Special senses

Deafness

Uveitis (including iritis and choroiditis)

References

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

References

Index

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