Stiehm, E.R.: IMMUNOLOGIC DISORDERS IN INFANTS & CHILDREN, 5th. Ed. - Mayo 2004 - 323,00 € - 1512 Pag.

 

E. Richard Stiehm MD, Chief, Division of Immunology/Allergy, UCLA Department of Pediatrics; Professor of Pediatrics, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA  
Hans D. Ochs MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Immunology and Rheumatology, Research Affiliate, Center on Human Development and Disability, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA  
Jerry A. Winkelstein MD, Eudowood Professor of Pediatrics, Professor of Medicine and Pathology, Director of the Division of Allergy and Immunology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD   
 
 
Fully revised and updated, this new fifth edition will include a new section devoted to secondary immunodeficiencies. New chapters in Section I include Dendritic Systems and Other Antigen Presenting Cells, as well as Natural Defense System and Immunology of Pregnancy. Section II contains new chapters on Severe Combined Immunodeficiency and Lymphocyte Apoptosis Syndromes. The final section of the book has been extensively updated, including revised material on immunizations.  

 

What's New
  • Presents two new editors and 30 new authors
  • Features 10 new chapters , including The Natural Innate Defense System, The Immunology of Pregnancy, Apoptosis Syndromes, Periodic Fever Syndromes and more
  • Includes new material on the immunodeficiencies of immaturity and HIV infection - two fast-moving areas
  • Provides expanded coverage of the secondary immunodeficiencies section , including a new chapter on genetic syndromes
  • Includes extended discussions on immunodeficiency of malnutrition , splenic deficiency, surgical and anaesthetic stress and burns
  • Presents greater coverage of combined and isolated cellular (T-cell) immunodeficiencies... all told, it discusses over 100 primary immunodeficiencies
  • Places more emphasis on oncology in the hematology chapter
  • Provides an updated review of bone marrow and solid organ transplantation

Contents

 
Part I: Development and Function of the Immune System  
 
1. Ontogeny of Immunity  
2. The T-Lymphocyte System  
3. The B-Lymphocyte System: Fundamental Immunology  
4. The B-Lymphocyte System: Clinical Immunology  
5. The Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte System  
6. The Mononuclear Phagocytic, Dendritic Cell and Natural Killer Cell Systems  
7. The Serum Complement System  
8. The Immune Response: Generation, Regulation and Maintenance  
9. The Mucosal Defense System  
10. The Natural (Innate) Defense System  
11. The Immunology of Pregnancy  
 
Part II: Primary Immunodeficiencies  
 
12. Immunodeficiency Disorders--General Considerations  
13. Antibody Deficiencies  
14. Disorders of the IgA System  
15. Combined Immunodeficiencies  
16. Combined Immune Deficiencies Due to Purine Enzyme Defects  
17. Other Well Defined Immunodeficiencies  
18. Chromosomal Breakage Syndromes  
19. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS)  
20. Phagocyte Disorders  
21. Deficiencies of the Complement System  
 
Part III: Secondary Immunodeficiencies  
 
22. The Physiologic Immunodeficiency of Immaturity  
23. Immune Responses to Malnutrition  
24. Genetic Disorders Including Syndromic Immunodeficiencies  
25. Immune Deficiency in Metabolic Diseases  
26. Proliferative and Histiocytic Disorders  
27. Immunosuppressive by Therapeutic Agents and Environmental Conditions  
28. Immune Mechanisms in Infectious Disease  
29. Pediatric Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection  
30. Stress-related Immunodeficiencies: Trauma, Surgery, Anesthesia, Burns, Exercise and Splenic Deficiencies  
 
Part IV: Immunologic Aspects of Pediatric Illness  
 
31. Allergic Diseases  
32. Dermatologic Disorders  
33. Pulmonary Disorders  
34. Gastroenterologic and Liver Disorders  
35. Rheumatic Disorders  
36. Periodic Fever Syndromes  
37. Autoimmune Endocrinopaties  
38. Renal Disorders  
39. Immune Mediated Hematologic and Oncologic Disorders  
40. Immunologic Disorders of the Nervous System  
41. Infection in the Compromised Host  
42. Active and Passive Immunization in the Prevention of Infectious Diseases  
43. Transplantation 
 
Appendices 
 
1. CD Designations  
2. Cytokines and Chemokines