Textbook of the autoimmune diseases /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Lahita, Robert G. (Robert George), 1945-, Chiorazzi, Nicholas, Reeves, Westley H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2000]
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of the immune system
  • Antibodies
  • Superantigens
  • Genetics
  • Inflammation
  • Cell adhesion
  • Immune tolerance
  • Autoantibodies
  • Cytokines in autoimmunity
  • the complement system and autoimmunity
  • Immune complexes and autoimmunity
  • Molecular mimicry
  • Costimulation in autoimmunity
  • Hematologic disorders associated with autoimmunity
  • Autoimmunity of the gastrointestinal tract
  • Autoimmunity and the heart
  • Immunologically mediated diseases of the lung
  • Renal autoimmunity
  • Autoimmune nervous system disorders
  • Autoimmune endocrine disorders
  • Autoimmune diseases of the skin
  • Muscle diseases
  • Reproductive autoimmunity
  • Autoimmune disorders in otolaryngology
  • Ocular autoimmunity
  • Systemic lupus erythematosus
  • Vasculitis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Goodpasture's syndrome
  • Interstitial cystitis
  • The antiphospholipid syndromes
  • Hepatitis C-associated autoimmunity
  • Rheumatic fever
  • Postinfectious autoimmunity
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Diseases associated with silicone implants
  • How to interpret autoimmune tests
  • Autoimmunity induced by metals
  • Drug-induced autoimmunity
  • Experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis
  • Experimental autoimmune disease of the testis and the ovary
  • Collagen arthritis
  • Inbred murine models of autoimmunity
  • Experimental therapies of autoimmune disease