Pulmonary Manifestations of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
This book provides a broad overview of the respiratory manifestations associated with Primary Immunodeficiencies (PID) congenital genetic defects such as infections, chronic inflammation, autoimmunity, lymphoproliferation, allergic manifestation
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Pulmonary Manifestations of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani • Nima Rezaei Editors
Pulmonary Manifestations of Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases
Editors Seyed Alireza Mahdaviani Pediatric Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD) Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
Nima Rezaei Research Center for Immunodeficiencies Children’s Medical Center Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS) Tehran Iran Network of Immunity in Infection Malignancy and Autoimmunity (NIIMA) Universal Scientific Education and Research Network (USERN) Tehran Iran Department of Immunology School of Medicine Tehran University of Medical Sciences Tehran Iran
ISBN 978-3-030-00879-6 ISBN 978-3-030-00880-2 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-00880-2 Library of Congress Control Number: 2018963301 © Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer Nature Switzerland AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Preface
Primary immunodeficiency diseases (PIDs) are a heterogeneous group of disorders, characterized by increased susceptibility of infections, mainly in respiratory system. More than 350 different PIDs have already been recognized and classified into 8 groups. Many patients with PIDs firstly present with upper and lower respiratory tract manifestations, while delay in diagnosis can lead to morbidity and even mortality of affected patients. Our understanding on PIDs is rapidly improving, which helps us in making definite diagnosis managing more efficiently. This book is an attempt to gather the most recent advances in pulmonary problems of patients with PIDs, where diagnosis and management of pulmonary manifes
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