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Patient & Family Handbook
For Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases, 4th Edition
This book contains general medical information and is intended to provide the patient and family with tools to enhance the communication process and to understand the information they receive from the healthcare team. Most importantly, this book is not intended to suggest diagnostic approaches or to recommend specific therapy for any patient. Each patient’s condition and treatment is unique and the management of their illness should be customized to their individual medical needs. Medical knowledge and practice can change rapidly. Therefore, this book should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.
Patient Family Handbook – (download the complete book)
Table of Contents
Editors and Contributors & Preface
Chapter 1 The Immune System and Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Chapter 2 Common Variable Immune Deficiency
Chapter 3 X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia
Chapter 4 Selective IgA Deficiency
Chapter 5 Severe Combined Immune Deficiency
Chapter 6 Chronic Granulomatous Disease
Chapter 7 Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
Chapter 8 Hyper IgM Syndrome
Chapter 9 DiGeorge Syndrome
Chapter 10 IgG Subclass Deficiency and Specific Antibody Deficiency
Chapter 11 Ataxia Telangiectasia
Chapter 12 Hyper IgE Syndrome
Chapter 13 Complement Deficiencies
Chapter 14 Other Important Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Chapter 15 Inheritance
Chapter 16 Laboratory Tests
Chapter 17 General Care
Chapter 18 Specific Medical Therapy
Chapter 19 Infants and Children with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Chapter 20 Adolescents with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Chapter 21 Adults with Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Chapter 22 Health Insurance
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