Immunology is a very complicated topic that many people find intimidating. Nonetheless, many gastrointestinal diseases are immunological in origin or exhibit significant imunological components. This book unravels the subject of immunology into three clear areas: immunology itself, gut immunology and inflammation. Detailed and easy-to-understand explanations of these areas are given, with a focus towards those aspects of immunology that are important at the site of the gut. In addition, this book contains a highly illustrated A to Z listing of over 35 commonly encountered gastrointestinal disorders (including: chronic granulomatous, Crohn's disease, graft-versus-host-disease, pernicious anemia, refractory sprue, and ulcerative colitis). Detailed descriptions of each disorder cover areas including clinical features, epidemilology, diagnosis, immunopathogenesis, and treatment.
Author(s): Thomas T. Macdonald, Adrian C., M.D. Bateman
Edition: 1
Publisher: Remedica Publishing
Year: 2006
Language: English
Commentary: 42679
Pages: 189
Author biographies......Page 4
Preface......Page 5
Acknowledgments......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Abbreviations......Page 9
1. A beginner's guide to immunology......Page 11
2. A beginner's guide to gut immunology......Page 37
3. A beginner's guide to immune-mediated inflammation......Page 51
A-Z disease listing......Page 61
Allergic proctocolitis......Page 62
Amyloidosis......Page 64
Autoimmune enteropathy......Page 67
Behcet's disease......Page 69
Campylobacter enterocolitis......Page 71
Carcinomas of the luminal gastrointestinal tract......Page 73
Celiac disease......Page 78
Chronic granulomatous disease......Page 84
Collagenous colitis......Page 88
Common variable immunodeficiency......Page 91
Cows' milk-sensitive enteropathy......Page 95
Crohn's disease......Page 96
Diversion colitis......Page 102
Enterobiasis......Page 104
Enteropathy-associated T-cell lymphoma......Page 106
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis......Page 108
Giardiasis......Page 111
Glycogen storage disease type 1b......Page 112
Graft-versus-host disease......Page 114
Helicobacter-associated gastritis......Page 115
Lymphocytic colitis......Page 121
Marginal zone lymphoma......Page 124
Mastocytosis......Page 127
Neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis......Page 128
Pernicious anemia......Page 131
Post-transplant lymphoproliferative disorder......Page 134
Pouchitis......Page 137
Pseudomembranous colitis......Page 139
Reflux esophagitis......Page 142
Refractory sprue......Page 144
Selective immunoglobulin A deficiency......Page 146
Severe combined immunodeficiency disease......Page 147
Trichuriasis......Page 149
Tropical sprue......Page 150
Ulcerative colitis......Page 152
Vasculitis......Page 157
Whipple's disease......Page 159
Yersinia enterocolitis......Page 161
Glossary......Page 165
Index......Page 183
