Clinical immunology is the study of diseases caused by disorders of the immune system (failure, aberrant action, and malignant growth of the cellular elements of the system). It also involves diseases of other systems, where immune reactions play a part in the pathology and clinical features. COUNT 5
QSN1 The study of diseases caused by immune system disorders is called? ANS1 Clinical immunology QSN2 What are three problems of the immune system studied by clinical immunology? ANS2 failure, aberrant action, and malignant growth QSN3 Where can these three elements occur in the immune system? ANS3 cellular elements QSN4 What else does clinical immunology concern itself with? ANS4 diseases of other systems QSN5 Why does clinical immunology extend to those areas? ANS5 immune reactions play a part in the pathology and clinical features