Immune Hematology : Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Cytopenias / edited by Jenny M. Despotovic.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Despotovic, Jenny M., editor.

SpringerLink (Online service)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine.

Hematology.

Oncology.

Medicine & Public Health.

Local Subjects:

Medicine & Public Health.

Hematology.

Oncology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (X, 230 pages 13 illustrations, 11 illustrations in color)

Contained In:

Springer eBooks

Place of Publication:

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2018.

System Details:

text file PDF

Summary:

This text provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of the most common autoimmune cytopenias affecting adults and children. The book is divided into four sections, each of which focuses on a major autoimmune cytopenia. The first section features background, pathophysiology, presentation, evaluation, and treatment strategies for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), the most common cause of antibody-mediated platelet destruction. The second section reviews common forms and treatment strategies for autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), including a chapter dedicated specifically to Evans Syndrome. The third section comprehensively reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis and current management approaches to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a potentially life-threatening autoimmune syndrome. The book concludes with a final section on autoimmune neutropenia. Each section includes a review of common underlying systemic autoimmune conditions and immune deficiency syndromes that can accompany or cause autoimmune cytopenias. Written by experts in each content area, Immune Hematology: Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Cytopenias is a valuable resource for clinicians and professionals who treat patients afflicted with autoimmune cytopenias, including primary care providers, hematologist/oncologists, immunologists, among others.

Contents:

Background of Immune Thrombocytopenia

Pathophysiology of Immune Thrombocytopenia

Presentation and Evaluation of Immune Thrombocytopenia

The Treatment of Immune Thrombocytopenia

Background and Presentation of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Treatment of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia

Evans Syndrome: Background, Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, and Management

Background and Presentation of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Pathophysiology of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Evaluation and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura

Background and Pathophysiology of Autoimmune Neutropenia

Evaluation and Management of Autoimmune Neutropenia.

Other Format:

Printed edition:

ISBN:

9783319732695

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