Practical Immunodermatology

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Gao, Xing-Hua (Editor), Chen, Hong-Duo (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Dermatology.; Internal medicine.; Medicine & Public Health.; Internal Medicine.

This book discusses typical skin diseases from an immunological point of view, introducing the latest immunological techniques and practices. It begins with a brief overview of the human immune system, including the basic concepts and principles as well as the general symbols used in immunology. Par...

Table of Contents:

• Organs, cells, molecules and signalling pathways
• Innate vs adoptive immunity
• Patterns of immune responses
• Regulation of immune responses
• Disorders of immunity
• Cells in the skin
• Humoral factors in the skin
• Skin diseases caused by factors from the environment
• Diseases with underlining internal conditions
• Multi-factorial diseases with immunological involvement
• Diseases caused by genetic or congenital defects in the immune system or skin immune system
• Neoplasms
• Auto immune dermatoses
• Techniques for immune- diagnosis
• Immunotherapy.