Full Description
A richly illustrated reference on immune-mediated diseases in dogs and cats, grounded in veterinary clinical practice
Veterinary Clinical Immunology provides clear and accurate information on the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment of immune-mediated diseases in small animals. Written by practicing clinicians for practicing clinicians, this highly practical resource contains user-friendly chapters on general and specific testing methods, common and atypical immune-mediated diseases, vaccination best practice and controversies, and more.
Divided into four sections, the textbook opens with a thorough immunology primer for clinicians, describing innate and adaptive immunity, pathophysiology, immunogenetics, and pathogens. Subsequent sections focus on diagnostic approaches and treatments, immunodeficiency and onco-immunology, and a range of specific immune-mediated diseases, including diseases of the hematopoietic system, the oral cavity and gastrointestinal tract, the kidneys and bladder, and the nervous and endocrine systems.
Provides information directly applicable to clinical practice with emphasis on the diagnosis and management of immunological conditions
Features numerous real-world case examples supported by high-quality images of blood smears, tissue sections, and other specimens relevant to the clinical pathology of immune-mediated diseases
Includes access to a companion website with video clips of clinical cases and additional teaching resources
Authored and edited by internationally-recognized experts in their respective fields
Veterinary Clinical Immunology is a must-have for busy primary practitioners and specialists looking for a current and comprehensive reference source. It is also a valuable clinically-based textbook for undergraduate and postgraduate veterinary students, trainees, residents, and veterinary technicians and nurses.
Contents
List of Contributors vii
Preface x
About the Companion Website xi
Section 1 A Primer for the Clinician 1
1 A Clinician's Guide to the Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunity 3
Oliver A Garden
2 Pathophysiology of Immune- Mediated Disease 39
James W Swann
3 Immunogenetics: The Final Frontier 61
Lucy Davison and Lorna J Kennedy
4 Vector- Borne Pathogens and Immune- Mediated Disease 84
Linda Kidd and Edward B Breitschwerdt
Section 2 Diagnostic Approaches and Treatment 107
5 Diagnosing Immune- Mediated Disease: General Approach and Specific Tests 109
Linda Kidd and Amy L MacNeill
6 Treating Immune- Mediated Disease: What to Use and When 134
Todd M Archer and Claire L Fellman
Section 3 Specific Immune- Mediated Diseases 165
7 Blood and Hematopoietic System 167
Todd M Archer
8 Musculoskeletal System 192
Karen Perry
9 Central and Peripheral Nervous System 234
Nicolas Granger and Linda Kidd
10 Urinary Tract 279
Jack S Lawson and Harriet M Syme
11 Oral Cavity and Gastrointestinal Tract 313
Karin Allenspach, Al Jergens, Laura van Vertloo, and Brenda Mulherin
12 Liver, Biliary Tract, and Exocrine Pancreas 347
Penny Watson, Nick Bexfield, and Michael J Day
13 Nose, Trachea, and Bronchopulmonary System 387
Leah A Cohn, Cécile Clercx, and Michael J Day
14 Endocrine Organs 421
Lucy J Davison
15 Skin 436
Domenico Santoro
16 Eye and Adnexa 469
Màrian Matas Riera and Oliver A Garden
17 Polysystemic Autoinflammatory and Autoimmune Diseases 503
Jonathan E Fogle
Section 4 Immunodeficiency, Onco-Immunology, and Vaccination 521
18 Primary Immunodeficiencies 523
James W Swann
19 Cancer Immunology 549
David Killick
20 Vaccination 580
Alison Stickney and NJ Cave
Index 615
