Main description:

This text provides a concise yet comprehensive overview of the most common autoimmune cytopenias affecting adults and children. The book is divided into four sections, each of which focuses on a major autoimmune cytopenia. The first section features background, pathophysiology, presentation, evaluation, and treatment strategies for immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), the most common cause of antibody-mediated platelet destruction. The second section reviews common forms and treatment strategies for autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AIHA), including a chapter dedicated specifically to Evans Syndrome. The third section comprehensively reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis and current management approaches to thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP), a potentially life-threatening autoimmune syndrome. The book concludes with a final section on autoimmune neutropenia. Each section includes a review of common underlying systemic autoimmune conditions and immune deficiency syndromes that can accompany or cause autoimmune cytopenias.
Written by experts in each content area, Immune Hematology: Diagnosis and Management of Autoimmune Cytopenias is a valuable resource for clinicians and professionals who treat patients afflicted with autoimmune cytopenias, including primary care providers, hematologist/oncologists, immunologists, among others.

Contents:

Section I: Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Chapter 1. Background of Immune ThrombocytopeniaKristina Haley
Chapter 2. Pathophysiology of Immune ThrombocytopeniaTaylor Olmsted
Chapter 3. Presentation and Evaluation of Immune ThrombocytopeniaVicky R. Breakey
Chapter 4. The Treatment of Immune ThrombocytopeniaKandace L. Gollomp, Michele P. Lambert
Section II. Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
Chapter 5. Background and Presentation of Autoimmune Hemolytic AnemiaShawki Qasim
Chapter 6. Treatment of Autoimmune Hemolytic AnemiaOmar Niss, Russell E. Ware
Chapter 7. Evans Syndrome: Background, Clinical Presentation, Pathophysiology, and ManagementAmanda Grimes
Section III. Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP)
Chapter 8. Background and Presentation of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraClay Cohen
Chapter 9. Pathophysiology of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraSarah E Sartain
Chapter 10. Evaluation and Treatment of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura Satheesh Chonat
Section IV. Autoimmune Neutropenia (AIN)
Chapter 11. Background and Pathophysiology of Autoimmune NeutropeniaJacquelyn M. Powers
Chapter 12. Evaluation and Management of Autoimmune NeutropeniaAlicia K. Chang