Clinical Immunology: Understanding and Managing Immune Disorders

By Alexandre BELOT, Stphane Blanche, Carole FUMAT, and a team of renowned experts in the field of immunology

A Comprehensive Guide to Immune Disorders

Clinical immunology is a transversal discipline that has made significant progress in recent years, enabling the identification and characterization of various diseases affecting all organs. These diseases encompass dysfunctions of the immune system, including classic immune deficiency, autoimmune diseases, and certain types of cancer.

Initially limited to the concept of primary or hereditary immunodeficiency, innate immune errors now include numerous processes of immune dysregulation, such as auto-inflammation and autoimmunity, which are amenable to targeted therapies.

Understanding the Fundamentals of Immune Disorders

This reference book presents the fundamental knowledge necessary to understand immune disorders. The different chapters address these diseases by major physiopathological category and discuss their therapeutic approaches.

The book is accompanied by numerous didactic tables, photographs of syndromic diseases, and schematics explaining immunological mechanisms.

A Valuable Resource for Clinicians

Written by a team of experienced clinicians and immunologists, this book provides healthcare professionals with the latest theoretical and practical knowledge essential for managing children with immune disorders.

It is an indispensable resource for all clinicians, internists, biologists, and immunologists interested in the extraordinary diversity of clinical and biological presentations of genetic immune disorders and recent advances in their physiopathological understanding.

Key Points

• There are over 500 monogenic forms of immune disorders in children.
• These diseases include susceptibility to infections, cancer, inflammatory diseases, and autoimmune diseases.
• The underlying molecular mechanisms help understand the functioning of the immune system in humans.
• The therapeutic approach is dictated by knowledge of physiopathology, enabling personalized medicine.

Publisher: Elsevier Masson; 1st edition (August 29, 2023)

Language: French

Paperback: 328 pages

ISBN-10: 2294775805

ISBN-13: 978-2294775802