The ways in which we can better understand cancer, HIV, and other autoimmune diseases through clinical immunology are of great interest to practitioners from the student level to the advanced PhD. Designed as an introduction for practitioners and residents. This book focuses on the clinical disease-state level of immunology, beginning with the basic concepts and then detailing the immunological aspects of various disease states involving major organs of the body. It explores how we can better understand disease and its treatment through clinical immunology; each chapter concludes with patterns for future research.
Key Features
- Section on future directions of research guides readers forward into new territory.
- Discusses underlying immunology behind each disease.
- Uniquely covers role of immunology in disease states: explains how immunological approaches help the patient fight various diseases.
Table of Contents
- 1. Basic components of the immune system
- 2. Immunological tendencies
- 3. Immune regulation
- 4. Immunological aspects of infection
- 5. Immunological aspects of immunodeficiency diseases
- 7. B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders
- 8. Immunological aspects of HIV infection
- 9. Immunology of allergy and anaphylaxis
- 10. Immunological aspects of skin diseases
- 11. Immunological aspects of rheumatic diseases
- 12. Immunology of cardiac diseases
- 13. Immunology of chest diseases
- 14. Immunological aspects of gastrointestinal disease
- 15. Immunological aspects of endocrine disease
- 16. Immunological aspects of neurological disease
- 17. Immunological aspects of renal disease
About the Authors
- John B. Zabriskie (M.D., Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons) is Professor Emeritus and former head of the Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology at The Rockefeller University, New York, New York. He has written numerous articles on immunology, micro biology, and neurology.
Product Details
- Hardcover: 372 pages
- Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (January 12, 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0521516811
- ISBN-13: 978-0521516815
- Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 7 x 0.9 inches
List Price: $147.00