ABSTRACT
This book presents a case history of a patient with MHC class I deficiency, to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems often seen in the clinic. It is helpful for medical and pre-medical students.
1. Case 1: Congenital Asplenia 2. Case 2: Chronic Granulomatous Disease 3. Case 3: Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency 4. Case 4: Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema 5. Case 5: Factor I Deficiency 6. Case 6: Deficiency of the C8 Complement Component 7. Case 7: Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes 8. Case 8: Interleukin 1 Receptor-associated Kinase 4 Deficiency 9. Case 9: X-linked Hypohydrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia and Immunodeficiency 10. Case 10: X-linked Agammaglobulinemia 11. Case 11: X-linked Hyper IgM Syndrome 12. Case 12: Activation-induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID) Deficiency 13. Case 13: Common Variable Immunodeficiency 14. Case 14: X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency 15. Case 15: Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency 16. Case 16: Omenn Syndrome 17. Case 17: MHC Class I Deficiency 18. Case 18: MHC Class II Deficiency 19. Case 19: Multiple Myeloma 20. Case 20: T-Cell Lymphoma 21. Case 21: Interferon-g Receptor Deficiency 22. Case 22: Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome 23. Case 23: X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome 24. Case 24: Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS) 25. Case 25: Immune Dysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy X-linked Disease 26. Case 26: Toxic Shock Syndrome 27. Case 27: Acute Infectious Mononucleosis 28. Case 28: Mixed Essential Cryoglobulinemia 29. Case 29: Rheumatic Fever 30. Case 30: Lepromatous Leprosy 31. Case 31: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) 32. Case 32: Acute Systemic Anaphylaxis 33. Case 33: Allergic Asthma 34. Case 34: Atopic Dermatitis 35. Case 35: Drug-Induced Serum Sickness 36. Case 36: Celiac Disease 37. Case 37: Contact Sensitivity to Poison Ivy 38. Case 38: Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy 39. Case 39: Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia 40. Case 40: Myasthenia Gravis 41. Case 41: Pemphigus Vulgaris 42. Case 42: Rheumatoid Arthritis 43. Case 43: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 44. Case 44: Multiple Sclerosis 45. Case 45: Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn 46. Case 46: A Kidney Graft for Complications of Autoimmune Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus 47. Case 47: Graft-Versus-Host Disease
