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The Story of Primary Immunodeficiency
Now available told by parents and patients, 205 pages

Living With Primary Immunodeficiencies
A helpful guide for patients and caregivers by Sara J. LeBien

The following hardcopies can be requested from IPOPI:

The Immune System and its Deficiencies
This booklet explains how the immune system works. It is a simplification of what actually happens. We will also discuss what occurs when the immune system does not function properly. The booklet is intended for those who are confronted with immune deficiencies through their families and friends.

A Spanish version is also available: El sistema immunitartio y sus deficiencias.

Author: Kees Waas © IPOPI, 2002.

Both versions can be requested from IPOPI free of charge.

From The Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF), USA the following publications can be retrieved on-line (www.primaryimmune.org):

Our Immune System
This booklet is meant to help small children understand the immunsystem and its disorders and thereby free them of confusion and worries.
The booklet has been translated into many languages.
Author: Sara LeBien, Immune Deficiency Foundation, USA

IDF Patient and Family Handbook for The Primary Immune Deficiency Diseases, 3rd edition
This book contains general information which cannot be applied safely to any individual case. Medical knowledge and practice can change rapidly. Therefore, this book should not be used as a substitute for professional medical advice.

A Spanish version is available:
Manual del Patiente Y La Familia (en espanol)
helpful guide for patients and caregivers.

A French version is available:
Manuel de l’IDF Destiné au Patient et sa Famillle (en francais)

 
 

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