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Introduction: Immune disorders
The immune system helps the body defend against various microbes and pollutants. However, the immune system itself can have various failings. An impaired immune system is called immunocompromise and can leave the body vulnerable to various viral, bacterial, or fungal opportunistic infections. Causes of immune deficiency can include various illnesses such as viruses, chronic illness, or immune system illnesses (especially AIDS).
The other type of immune disorder involves an over-active immune response. There are several different classes of diseases from an excessive response by the immune system:
- Allergies - a true allergy to a substance or food is caused by the immune response.
- Asthma - caused by an allergic reaction affecting the airway passages.
- Anaphylaxis - an extremely dangerous over-reaction that can lead to shock
- Autoimmune diseases - a group of more than 100 diseases where the body's own immune system gets confused and starts to attack good body cells.
Symptoms of Immune disorders
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Medical Textbooks Online about Immune disorders
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Causes of Immune disorders
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Clinical Trials for Immune disorders
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Immune disorders include:
- Antibody Production in Immune Disorders - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Safety and Efficacy Study of LJP 394 (Abetimus Sodium) to Treat Lupus Kidney Disease - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - Abetimus sodium (LJP 394)
- Study of Tolerant Kidney Transplant Patients - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Developing Newborn Screening for Infants With Primary Immunodeficiency - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Improving HIV Screening With Nurse-Based Rapid Testing/Streamlined Counseling - This study is no longer recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
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Types of Immune disorders
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- Bibliography: Cardiovascular System (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
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- Anaphylaxis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Common variable immunodeficiency (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Introduction: Immune Disorders (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
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- Allergic rhinitis (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- anaphylaxis (Handbook of Diseases)
- Common variable immunodeficiency (Handbook of Diseases)
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