Clinical Cases in Primary
Immunodeficiency Diseases
,
,Asghar Aghamohammadi • Nima Rezaei
Editors
Clinical Cases in Primary
Immunodeficiency
Diseases
A Problem-Solving Approach
, Editors
Asghar Aghamohammadi, M.D., Ph.D. Nima Rezaei, M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department of Immunology
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies School of Medicine
Children’s Medical Center Hospital Research Center for Immunodeficiencies
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Children’s Medical Center Hospital
Tehran, Iran Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
Technical Assistants English Assistant
Hassan Abolhassani, M.D., MPH Mona Hedayat, M.D.
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies Division of Immunology
Children’s Medical Center Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Boston, MA, USA
Tehran, Iran
Payam Mohammadinejad, M.D.
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies
Children’s Medical Center Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
ISBN 978-3-642-31784-2 ISBN 978-3-642-31785-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-31785-9
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Immunodeficiency Diseases
,
,Asghar Aghamohammadi • Nima Rezaei
Editors
Clinical Cases in Primary
Immunodeficiency
Diseases
A Problem-Solving Approach
, Editors
Asghar Aghamohammadi, M.D., Ph.D. Nima Rezaei, M.D., Ph.D.
Division of Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department of Immunology
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies School of Medicine
Children’s Medical Center Hospital Research Center for Immunodeficiencies
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Children’s Medical Center Hospital
Tehran, Iran Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
Technical Assistants English Assistant
Hassan Abolhassani, M.D., MPH Mona Hedayat, M.D.
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies Division of Immunology
Children’s Medical Center Hospital Boston Children’s Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences Boston, MA, USA
Tehran, Iran
Payam Mohammadinejad, M.D.
Research Center for Immunodeficiencies
Children’s Medical Center Hospital
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Tehran, Iran
ISBN 978-3-642-31784-2 ISBN 978-3-642-31785-9 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-31785-9
Springer Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London
Library of Congress Control Number: 2012950458
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relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.
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or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the
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