Case Studies in Immunology: A Clinical Companion

Case Studies in Immunology presents major topics of immunology through a selection of clinical cases that reinforce and extend the basic science. Each case history is preceded by essential scientific facts about the immunological mechanisms of that specific disorder. The cases themselves demonstrate how immunological problems are deconstructed in the clinic and each one is followed by a concise summary of the clinical finding with questions that serve as discussion points.

1. X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
2. CD40 Ligand Deficiency
3. Activation-Induced Cytidine Deaminase Deficiency
4. Common Variable Immunodeficiency
5. X-linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
6. Adenosine Deaminase Deficiency
7. Omenn Syndrome
8. MHC Class II Deficiency
9. DiGeorge Syndrome
10. Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
11. Graft-Versus-Host Disease
12. MHC Class I Deficiency
13. X-linked Lymphoproliferative Syndrome
14. Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis
15. Chediak–Higashi Syndrome
16. Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
17. Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy–Candidiasis–Ectodermal Dystrophy (APECED)
18. Immune Dysregulation, Polyendocrinopathy, Enteropathy X-linked Disease
19. Autoimmune Lymphoproliferative Syndrome (ALPS)
20. Hyper IgE Syndrome
21. Ataxia Telangiectasia
22. Warts, Hypogammaglobulinemia, Infections, and Myelokathexis Syndrome (WHIM Syndrome)
23. X-linked Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia and Immunodeficiency
24. Interferon-γ Receptor Deficiency
25. Severe Congenital Neutropenia
26. Chronic Granulomatous Disease
27. Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency
28. Recurrent Herpes Simplex Encephalitis
29. Interleukin 1 Receptor-Associated Kinase 4 Deficiency
30. Congenital Asplenia
31. Hereditary Angioedema
32. Deficiency of the C8 Complement Component
33. Hereditary Periodic Fever Syndromes
34. Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
35. Rheumatoid Arthritis
36. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
37. Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
38. Multiple Sclerosis
39. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
40. Myasthenia Gravis
41. Pemphigus Vulgaris
42. Celiac Disease
43. Acute Infectious Mononucleosis
44. Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
45. Toxic Shock Syndrome
46. Lepromatous Leprosy
47. Allergic Asthma
48. Drug-induced Serum Sickness
49. Contact Sensitivity to Poison Ivy
50. Dedicator of Cytokinesis 8 Deficiency
51. Activated PI3KD Syndrome (APDS)
52. Increased Susceptibility to Candida Infections
53. LPS-Responsive Beige-Like Anchor (LRBA) Deficiency
54. T Cell Signaling Defects
55. Channelopathies

Raif S. Geha, MD, is the James L. Gamble Professor of Pediatrics at the Harvard Medical School and chief of the Division of Immunology, Allergy, and Rheumatology at Boston Children's Hospital. He combines clinical practice with research on immunodeficiency in patient and transgenic mice, and investigation of the pathogenesis of atopic dermatitis.

Luigi D. Notarangelo, MD, is chief of the Laboratory of Clinical Immunology and Microbiology at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institute of Health. He is a leader in the study of the molecular and cellular mechanisms of human primary immune deficiencies and in the treatment of these disorders. He has served as president of the European Society for Immunology and of the Clinical Immunology Society.