ABSTRACT

This book presents a case history of a patient with interferon-gamma receptor deficiency to illustrate essential points about the mechanisms of immunity and to explain some of the immunological problems seen in the clinic. It is intended to help medical students 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-γ 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