Immunodeficiency

Immune disorders – whether congenital or acquired – is a very serious medical, social and economic issue. The increasing trend of these conditions leads to the fact that practically every doctor of any specialty encounters these patients. In the clinic, immunodeficiencies are still referred to as conditions that lead primarily to a failure of one of the basic functions of immunity, namely immunity against microorganisms.

Therefore, the most common clinical manifestation of immunodeficiency is increased susceptibility to infectious diseases. But more and more it's becoming apparent that disorders of the immune system can lead to very diverse clinical manifestations depending on, what component of immunity is affected, at what age the disability occurs, what the environment is like, in which the patient lives, what other diseases they suffer from, how and where the gene responsible for a particular defect is broken and what other genetic make-up the patient has.

The book provides a general overview of the mechanisms of immunity, the basic units of congenital immunodeficiencies, and the conditions that most commonly lead to secondary immunodeficiencies. The book will be especially appreciated by internists, pediatricians and general practitioners for children and adults.