THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING

Course objectives

Learning outcomes: At the end of the course, the student must have acquired the knowledge essential for a diagnostic and therapeutic approach in the major diseases of the immune system, with particular reference to primary and secondary immune deficiencies and allergies. The student must have acquired the basic principles and the application of the active and passive immunization.

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MARCELLA VISENTINI Lecturers' profile

Program - Frequency - Exams

Course program
Clinical pathophysiology of the immune system. Clinical diagnostics and laboratory investigations of diseases of the immune system. Primary and secondary immunodeficiencies. Allergic diseases: IgE-mediated and non-IgE-mediated allergies; pseudo allergies; allergy diagnostics; food allergies; atopic dermatitis; urticaria-angioedema syndrome; allergic oculorhinitis; allergic asthma; allergic contact dermatitis; Hymenoptera venom allergy; drug allergy; severe allergic diseases (anaphylactic and anaphylactoid reactions, erythema multiforme, Stevens-Johnson syndrome); treatment of allergic diseases; allergen-specific immunotherapy. Active and passive immunization.
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge on immune system: natural and acquired immunity, immune cells, mediators, mechanisms of action; basic knowledge of laboratory medicine.
Books
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20th-21st Edition Textbook, Papers cited during the lessons
Frequency
course with mandatory attendance
Exam mode
oral examination, clinical problem solving cases
  • Academic year2025/2026
  • CourseMedicine and Surgery
  • CurriculumSingle curriculum
  • Year5th year
  • Semester1st semester
  • SSDMED/09
  • CFU2