Immune hematology : diagnosis and management of autoimmune cytopenias /
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Imprint: | Cham, Switzerland : Springer, ©2018. |
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Description: | 1 online resource : illustrations |
Language: | English |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11654986 |
Other authors / contributors: | Despotovic, Jenny M. |
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ISBN: | 9783319732695 3319732692 3319732684 9783319732688 |
Digital file characteristics: | text file PDF |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. |
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. |
Other form: | Print version: 3319732684 9783319732688 |
Standard no.: | 10.1007/978-3-319-73269-5 |
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