Oxford handbook of clinical immunology and allergy / created by Gavin Spickett, Consultant Clinical Immunologist, Regional Department of Immunology, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. Primary immunodeficiency Secondary immunodeficiency and other host defence syndromes Allergic disease Autoimmunity and the endocrine system Autoimmunity affecting the nervous system Autoimmunity associated with cardiac, respiratory, and renal disease Autoimmunity in gastrointestinal disease Autoimmunity in liver disease Autoimmune haematological disorders Autoimmune skin disorders Autoimmune eye disease Connective tissue disease Vasculitis Miscellaneous conditions, including autoinflammatory syndromes Transplantation Immunotherapy Part 2. Immunochemistry Autoantibodies Allergy tests Cellular investigations Tissue typing Quality and managerial issues

This new edition of Clinical Immunology and Allergy is a practical and clinically based guide for clinicians and laboratory staff to aid diagnosis and management of immunological and allergic disease, and provides examples of the correct selection and interpretation of immunological tests for a wide range of conditions. Fully updated from the previous edition, with the addition of new diseases recently identified from the use of genetic testing, and novel biological therapies and autoantibody tests