Book, Diagnosis and Treatment of Immune Diseases 2/15[LS]

The functions or dysfunctions of the immune system serve as elements of understanding for numerous diseases, as reflected in the index of this book: allergic diseases, immunodeficiencies (primary or acquired), vasculitis, arthritis, hematological and neurological diseases. It is essential that the clinician integrates the breadth of immunological knowledge in his process of understanding the immunopathological mechanisms of various diseases, always aiming at their potential treatments. Drs. Geller and Scheinberg manage to achieve these goals efficiently, and in an appropriate and detailed manner. In their introductory chapters, the authors provide the reader with a broad and comprehensive overview of the immune system and its main components-cells and mediators, which are crucial for both host defense mechanisms and pathological processes. These characteristics and actions continue to illustrate how the immune system works, its complexities, and the consequences when it becomes dysfunctional.