Date: 8/24/2008
TUMSPR News: Springer Publishing Company has published a textbook, titled “Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases”, authored by Dr. Rezaei, Dr. Aghamohammadi, two faculty members of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), and …
According to the report by the Public Relations of TUMS Children’s Hospital Springer Publishing Company has published a textbook, titled “Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases”, authored by Dr. Nima Rezaei, Dr. Asghar Aghamohammadi, Dr. Luigi Notarangelo and 45 other world-rank researchers from Harvard University.
This textbook includes 11 chapters and it is hoped to be welcomed by researchers and experts from diverse fields of medical sciences.
About this book
Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are a group of disorders involving defects in one or more components of the immune system, and are characterized by an increased incidence of infections, autoimmunity, and malignancies. Although PIDs seem to be rare, the number of patients diagnosed has increased in recent years, and more than 150 different forms of PIDs have been identified. Nevertheless, because of inadequate medical awareness, a significant number of patients with PIDs are either not recognized as having a PID or are not diagnosed as early as they should be. Such delays lead to a substantial increase in morbidity and mortality among affected individuals.
Our understanding of PIDs is improving rapidly, which will hopefully lead to more accurate diagnosis and efficient disease management. This book contains the most recent advances in the field, as well as a co pathophysiology of PID is also discussed.
This book is a comprehensive yet manageable resource for physicians and nurses wishing to learn more about PIDs, as well as a useful tool for both doctors-in-training and specialists in clinical decision-making and treatment planning.
Written for:
Researchers and clinicians in immunology, infectious diseases, pediatrics, dermatology, pneumology, general practice, family medicine, public health, internal medicine, gastroenterology, hematology, nursing, and rheumatology.
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1: An introduction on primary immunodeficiency diseases
Authors: Nima Rezaei, Francisco A. Bonilla, Kathleen E. Sullivan, Esther de Vries, and Jordan S. Orange
Chapter 2: Combined T- and B-cell immunodeficiencies
Authors: Françoise Le Deist, Despina Moshous, Steven J. Howe, Amit Nahum, Fotini D. Kavadas, Elana Lavine, Chaim M. Roifman, and Alain Fischer
Chapter 3: Predominantly antibody deficiencies
Authors: Asghar Aghamohammadi, Vassilios Lougaris, Alessandro Plebani, Toshio Miyawaki, Anne Durandy, and Lennart Hammarström
Chapter 4: Phagocytes Defects
Authors: Uwe Wintergerst, Sergio D. Rosenzweig, Mario Abinun, Harry L. Malech, Steven M. Holland, and Nima Rezaei
Chapter 5: Genetic Disorders of Immune Regulation
Authors: Carsten Speckmann, Jan Rohr, and Stephan Ehl
Chapter 6: Defects in innate immunity: receptors and signaling components
Authors: Nima Parvaneh, Joachim Roesler, Steven M. Holland, and Tim Niehues
Chapter 7: Autoinflammatory disorders
Authors: Stephan Berg and Anders Fasth
Chapter 8: Complement deficiencies
Authors: Maryam Mahmoudi, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Taco W. Kuijpers, and Dirk Roos
Chapter 9: Other well-defined immunodeficiencies
Authors: Mehdi Yeganeh, Eleonora Gambineri, Kamran Abolmaali, Banafshe Tamizifar, and Teresa Español
Chapter 10: Syndromic Immunodeficiencies
Authors: Jeffrey E. Ming and E. Richard Stiehm
Chapter 11: Treatment of primary immunodeficiency diseases
Authors: Hale Yarmohammadi and Charlotte Cunningham-Rundles
Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Definition, Diagnosis, and Management
Rezaei, Nima; Aghamohammadi, Asghar; Notarangelo, Luigi D. (Eds.)
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
August 2008, XXVIII, 358 p. 55 illus., 41 in color., Softcover
ISBN: 978-3-540-78537-8
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