Immunity in Health: The Function of the Tonsils and Other Subepithelial Lymphatic Glands in the Bodily Economy (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Kenelm Hutchinson Digby

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0364067713 ISBN 13: 9780364067710

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unlocking the immune role of the body's hidden guardians
This concise study explores how the tonsils and other subepithelial lymphatic glands help protect health, challenging the idea that these structures are merely vestiges of the past.

Readers will gain a clear view of how these glands participate in general, systemic immunity, not just local defenses. The book traces historical debates, lays out what current evidence suggests about function, and explains how inflammation in these glands relates to common diseases. It presents a practical, historical, and physiological look at the body’s first line of immune defense.

• Learn why the subepithelial lymphatic glands are seen as active participants in immunity, especially in early life.
• See how inflammation begins in these glands and can influence conditions like tonsillitis and appendicitis.
• Understand the historical shifts in thinking about the tonsils and appendix from vestigial to valuable defenders.
• Explore how bacteria interact with these tissues and how the body develops localized and systemic responses.

Ideal for readers of medical history and anyone curious about how the body fights infection at the tissue level.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0364067713
• ISBN 13: 9780364067710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 140