Immunobiology of the Head and Neck

1. Front Matter

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2. General Immunology

   1. Cells and Tissues of Immunity

      • Allen F. Ryan

      Pages 1-21

   2. Immunochemistry

      • Sherman Fong

      Pages 23-53

   3. Nonspecific Immune Response: The Role of Accessory Systems in the Expression and Regulation of Specific Immunity

      • Dennis E. Chenoweth, Stephen I. Wasserman, Allen F. Ryan

      Pages 55-81

   4. Specific Immune Responses

      • Sharyn M. Walker, Michael G. Goodman

      Pages 83-102

   5. Mucosal Immune Responses

      • Mario S. Nemirovsky

      Pages 103-128

3. Immunobiology of the Head and Neck

   1. Tonsillitis and Adenoiditis

      • Marek Rola-Pleszczynski

      Pages 129-135

   2. Immunology of Otitis Media

      • Robert W. Veltri, Philip M. Sprinkle

      Pages 137-156

   3. Nasal Allergy

      • Bram Rose, Diana Marquardt

      Pages 157-214

   4. Hyperimmune and Autoimmune Diseases

      • David A. Mathison, Robert C. Bone

      Pages 215-230

   5. Immunodeficiency Diseases: Head and Neck Manifestations

      • Jeffrey P. Harris, Mary Ann South

      Pages 231-256

   6. Cancer

      • Arnold E. Katz

      Pages 257-276

   7. Transplantation in Otolaryngology

      • Wim Kuijpers, Jan E. Veldman

      Pages 277-322

   8. Clinical and Experimental Immunobiology of the Ear

      • Jeffrey P. Harris, Allen F. Ryan

      Pages 323-343

4. Back Matter

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This work reviews the basic concepts of immunology and introduces the reader to the latest findings on immunological aspects of diseases of the head and neck. In the past two decades, there has been an explosion of new knowledge in immunology. The contributors to this volume, all of whom have been active in clinical and basic research, describe how recent discoveries in immunology play an increasingly vital role in the understanding and care of patients with head and neck diseases. An important teaching tool for the resident in training and a valuable reference work for physicians in practice, this book will be of special interest to otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeons, surgical oncologists, pediatricians, allergists, rheumatologists and edu­ cators desiring an advanced text in the field. Jacques F. Poliquin, MD Allen F. Ryan, PhD Jeffrey P. Harris, MD, PhD INTRODUCTION Immunology has been traced back at least to 1000 AD. when the Chinese discovered that the inhalation of smallpox crusts had some value in prevention of the disease. However, immunology as a science has developed almost entirely within the last 100 years.

• allergy
• autoimmune disease
• diseases
• immune response
• immunity
• immunobiology
• immunodeficiency
• immunology
• otolaryngology
• transplantation

• University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, USA

  Allen F. Ryan

• San Diego Medical Center, University of California, San Diego, USA

  Jeffrey P. Harris

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