01218 - Clinical Immunology (A-K)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student possesses the knowl-dge to recognize and interpret the main immune mediated diseases (eg allergic diseases, immunodeficiencies, autoimmune diseases and systemic connective tisse diseases). In particular, the student is able to: - interpret the signs, symptoms and laboratory data that characterize immune-mediated diseases; - to know the main allergic diseases and the main allergens, the main signs and symptoms of the organ and set up an appropriate therapeutic program; - to interpret signs, symptoms and laboratory data for the proper diagnosis and setting of the major organ and non-organ specific autoimmune diseases, and to know the basis for their treatment; - to interpret signs, symptoms and laboratory data of the most important acquired and primitive immune deficiency syndromes and to know the bases for their treatment.

Course contents

Immune system study and laboratory testing for the diagnosis of immune diseases.

Primitive  (antibody, cell-mediated, phagocytic, complement, combined) and secondary immunodeficiencies

Allergic diseases: generalities, chemical mediators, methods of investigation.

Major pathologies (allergic rhinoconjunctivitis, bronchial asthma, food allergy, atopic dermatitis, anaphylaxis).

Treatments for allergic diseases.

Organ and non-organ specific autoimmunity : pathogenetic mechanisms, clinical and laboratory characteristics.

Systemic Connective tissue diseaes: Systemic Syndrome Lupus, Sjögren Syndrome, Scleroderma, Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis, Mixed Connective Diseases.

Vasculitis setting.

Readings/Bibliography

THE TEACHING MATERIAL WILL BE SENT TO THE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIALLY CREATED DISTRIBUTION LIST.

 

H. Chapel, M. Haeney, S. Mishath, N. Snowden. Essential in Clinical Immunology

PJ Delves, IM Roitt, et al Roitt's Essential Immunology

 

WEB sites

www.immunologyclinic.com (case studies)

www.roitt.com

Teaching methods

lectures

Assessment methods

Oral examination

The purpose of the oral examination is to verify the student's ability to apply his or her knowledge base and to make the necessary logical-deductive connections.

Gradation of the final evaluation:

18-19: preparation on a very limited number of course topics, ability to analyze only with the help of the teacher, overall correct language;

20-24: preparation on a limited number of course topics; autonomous analysis skills only on purely executive matters, correct language;

25-29: preparation on a large number of topics of the course, autonomy of critical analysis, mastery of specific terminology;

30-30L: substantially exhaustive preparation on the topics of the course, independent choices of critical analysis and connection, full mastery of specific terminology, capacity for argumentation and self-reflection.

The overall evaluation will be the mean of the marks obtained i  the three interviews

 

 

Teaching tools

power point presentation

Office hours

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