Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases Definition, Diagnosis, and Management /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Rezaei, Nima (Editor), Aghamohammadi, Asghar (Editor), Notarangelo, Luigi D. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2008.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Human genetics.; Immunology.; Allergy.; Internal medicine.; Infectious diseases.; Pediatrics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Infectious Diseases.; Allergology.; Internal Medicine.; Human Genetics.

Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PID) 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 PID seem to be rare, the number of patients diagnosed has increas...