Clinical Atlas of Interstitial Lung Disease

Tatjana Peros-Golubicic, Associate Professor, Pneumonologist, Clinical Hospital for Lung Diseases Jordanovac, 10000 Zagreb, Jprdanovac 104, Croatia Om P. Sharma, Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Room 11-900: LAC+USC Medical Center, 1200 North State Street, Los Angeles, CA 90033, USA

• Interstitial Lung Diseases: A Historical Note.- Definition, Classification and Clinical Features.- Radiology and Nuclear Imaging in Interstitial Lung Disease.- Sarcoidosis.- Introduction to Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias.- Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.- Respiratory Bronchiolitis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease and Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia.- Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (NSIP).- Bronchiolitis Obliterans Organizing Pneumonia.- Acute Interstitial Pneumonia.- Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia.- Eosinophilic Interstitial Lung Disease.- Drug-Induced Lung Diseases.- Radiation-Induced Lung Diseases.- Drug Addict?s Lung.- Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis.- Pneumoconioses.- Inhalation Fever and Chemical Pneumonitis.- Pulmonary Involvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis.- Systemic Sclerosis and the Lung.- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and the Lung.- Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis and the Lung.- Sjogren?s Syndrome and the Lung.- Wegener?s Granulomatosis.- Microscopic Polyangiitis.- Churg-Strauss Syndrome.- Goodpasture?s Disease.- Two Vascular Multisystem Diseases with Pulmonary Involvement.- Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis.- Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis.- Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis.- Lymphangioleiomyomatosis.- Pulmonary Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis.- Paraproteinemias.- Liver-Lung Relationship.- Lungs and Gastrointestinal System.- Cancer in Interstitial Lung Disease.

From the reviews: "The aim of this atlas is to provide an easy-to-read yet comprehensive manual or handbook for the intended audience of medical students, post-graduate trainees, and practitioners of all disciplines who deal with interstitial lung disease (ILD). ... an easy-to-read handbook with excellent pictures and images that can enhance the understanding of ILD. In particular, this fine atlas would be worth the purchase price for medical students, pulmonary fellows, and practicing pulmonologists. Other practitioners, such as respiratory therapists and nurses, might benefit as well ... ." (Bennet M Wang, Respiratory Care, Vol. 52 (12), 2007)