Immune Diseases

Follow the links below to find information about immune system diseases, including autoimmune diseases, hypersensitivities and HIV infections.

Created January 2008

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Title:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   The Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA) is the peak professional body of clinical allergists and immunologists in Australia and New Zealand.
Date:   Sep 2008

Title:   Treatment for POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes) syndrome
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   POEMS syndrome is a rare disorder of the blood which can cause a polyneuropathy (nerve symptoms such as numbness, tingling, weakness, and pain) but can also involve many of the organs of the body, causing enlarged organs or organomegaly (usually liver, ...
Date:   Mar 2008

Title:   Erythema nodosum
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Erythema nodosum is a skin condition characterised by the formation of red and painful lumps, most commonly on the shins. Known causes of erythema nodosum include inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), tuberculosis, certain drugs and throat infections.
Date:   Nov 2007

Title:   Immune system
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   The immune system fights infection from bacteria, viruses and other microbes. It is made up of specialised cells that move through blood and tissue. The immune system remembers every germ it has ever overcome.
Date:   Jul 2007

Title:   Immunosuppressants - clinical applications
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Immunosuppressants are used to control severe manifestations of allergic, autoimmune and transplant-related diseases.
Date:   Aug 2006

Title:   Rhesus factor and pregnancy
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Women with rhesus negative blood face possible problems during pregnancy.
Date:   Jul 2006

Title:   Immunotherapy for IgM anti-Myelin-Associated Glycoprotein paraprotein-associated peripheral neuropathies
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   An IgM paraprotein in the blood may be an antibody against myelin-associated glycoprotein and may damage nerve fibres and cause a peripheral neuropathy. Treatments that act on the immune system such as plasma exchange (which removes circulating antibodi...
Date:   Jan 2006

Title:   About immunoglobulin replacement therapy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Many people with immunodeficiencies have insufficient antibodies to adequately fight infections. Immunoglobulin replacement therapy is one of the most important and successful therapies for these people, and can be life saving.

Title:   Perils and pitfalls of methotrexate prescription
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Methotrexate is a folic acid antagonist which can be used as an antineoplastic drug or as an immunomodulator. While it has a well established role in specialist oncology practice, it is increasingly being used in general medical practice for immunomodulation. Methotrexate is prescribed as a `steroid-sparing' drug for conditions in which glucocorticoids have been used to suppress inflammatory activity.
Date:   Jan 2000
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