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Record Nr.

UNINA9910426055703321

Titolo

Encyclopedia of medical immunology : immunodeficiency diseases / / edited by Ian R. MacKay, 3 others

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, New York : , : Springer, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-4614-8678-5

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (73 illus., 60 illus. in color. eReference.)

Disciplina

354.81150006

Soggetti

Immunologic diseases

Immunology

Immunodeficiency

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

From the Content: Complement Deficiencies -- Dysregulation -- Defects in Innate Immunity -- Combined Immunodeficiencies -- Combined Immunodeficiencies with Associated or Syndromic Features -- Predominantly Antibody deficiency -- Autoinflammatory Disorders -- Defects of Phagocyte Number, Function, or Both -- Evaluation and Management of Immunodeficiency.

Sommario/riassunto

Volume Immunodeficiency Diseases in Springer’s gold-standard reference work on medical immunology focuses on infectious diseases. In tandem with its three counterpart volumes it offers the most wide-ranging and authoritative repository of knowledge on infectious diseases, with readily accessed contributions by the world’s leading authorities on the subject. The encyclopedia covers the material from all angles, with more than 1000 pages of essays on the genetics, physiology, metabolism, pathogenesis and applied microbiology of all known infectious diseases, and includes access to an e-reference work that will include ongoing updates reflecting the latest advances in the field. An outstanding new resource of immense value to a wide range of medical researchers and practitioners, the encyclopedia features a user-friendly subdivision of diseases according to their affective locus in the human body. The sections cover integumentary, skeletal,



respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive transmissible pathogens. This high-profile encyclopedia will be an essential addition to academic libraries worldwide.