Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease

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Editor(s): Costabel, U. (Essen)
du Bois, R.M. (London)
Egan, J.J. (Dublin)

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Publication year: 2007
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Progress in Respiratory Research , Vol. 36
Editor(s): Herth, F.J.F. (Heidelberg)
X + 348 p., 144 fig., 15 in color, 47 tab., hard cover, 2007
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ISSN: 1422-2140
e-ISSN: 1662-3932


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’In summary, Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease is a worthy addition to the Progress in Respiratory Research series. This an excellent reference book that reflects the substantial recent progress in the field of diffuse parenchymal lung disease.We commend the editor-in chief, the invited editors, and the chapter authors for their outstanding contributions to this important field of pulmonary medicine.’
Ivan O. Rosas and Naftali Kaminski, University of Pittsburgh
(Respiratory Care, Vol. 53, No. 10, October 2008)


’With contributions from international experts on interstitial lung disease, the editors have divided the topic of the book into four sections. The first is devoted to classifications, with attention to clinical and histopathologic features. Much of this section is a general overview. The second section deals with "basic aspects", whereas the third and fourth sections deal with specific phenotypes, pediatrics, and lung transplantation. The first, third, and fourth sections have managed, by and large, to be clinically useful without being either superficial or overly dense. The chapters in the third section, which focus on individual diseases, are well presented and clearly written. The last two chapters of the book are discussions of interstitial lung diseases in children and of lung transplantation, and they will be much appreciated by a diverse range of readers.
A compelling strength of this volume comes from the five chapters in the second section, "Basic Aspects". Devoted to recent and emerging data regarding genetics and pathobiology, these chapters balance the clinical topics that are discussed in the other sections of the book. They also set the stage for future strides that may be made in understanding the pathogenesis of interstitial lung disease and for the potential discovery of therapeutics that can be applied across multiple disciplines.
…. Overall, however, this timely and comprehensive volume should generate broad appeal and excitement regarding future possibilities in the treatment and understanding of diffuse parenchymal lung disease.' P.W. Finn and N.H. Kim, University of California at San Diego
(New England Journal of Medicine, 358;10, March 2008)


'Diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD), a newer name for interstitial lung diseases, are a group of >200 disease entities. Dialing with these diseases is in many ways troublesome, not at least because most of them have a similar presentation.
The series editor (C.T. Bolliger, Cape Town, South Africa) has managed to assemble most of the key opinion leaders in DPLD such as U. Costabel (Ruhrland Klinik, Essen, Germany), R.M. du Bois (royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK) and J.J. Egan (The Mater Misericordiae Hospital, University College, Dublin, Ireland).
The book clearly aims at students, but even more at respiratory physicians, rheumatologists and all other physicians, including paediatricians, who in daily practice are confronted with these intriguing disorders. This work provides a very detailed, but in the mean time practical overview of DPLD, or interstitial lung diseases.…..
….. Dealing with a patient with a DPLD is always a challenge. This book provides a practical approach to the problems a clinician faces when dealing with a patient with suspected interstitial lung disease. It is well written by experts in the field and the authors provide some tools to tackle most of the burning questions as there are diagnosis, prognosis and treatment. It is not another work to decorate a physician's library, but one that will be regularly consulted due to the solutions it provides for questions that rise in daily practice.'
Wim Wuyts, Dept. of Respiratory Medicine, Leuven, Belgium
(Acta Clinica Belgica, Vol. 62, No. 6, 2007)


'Overall, this book is an excellent choice for pulmonary physicians, postgraduate students and researchers in the field. The print quality and images are excellent and can be a major incentive to having it on your bookshelf'
The National Medical Journal of India, Vol. 20, No. 5, 2007

«Dieses 348 Seiten umfassende Buch ist eine sehr gute Zusammenstellung der verschiedenen Krankheitsbilder, die dem Kliniker als generalisierte Lungenparenchymerkrankung erscheinen, häufig auch bezeichnet als interstitielle Lungenerkrankung. Das Spektrum der Ursachen ist gross und viele der Krankheitsbilder sind nach wie vor als idiopathisch zu bezeichnen, so dass eine genauere Klassifikation nur mit Hilfe verschiedener Parameter einschliesslich der Histologie gelingt. Der Herausgeber konnte zahlreiche Autoren gewinnen, die sich seit Jahren speziell mit den diffusen Lungenerkrankungen beschäftigen. Das Buch bietet einen kompletten Überblick über den aktuellen Wissensstand und die neueste Klassifikation der Erkrankungen. Jedes einzelne Krankheitsbild wird übersichtlich mit neuesten Literaturdaten dargestellt und auch mittels anschaulicher Bilder präsentiert. Zusätzlich erklärt es dem weniger spezialisierten Pneumologen bzw. Kinder-Pneumologen die Grundlagen der Klassifikation und den diagnostischen Zugang zur Abklärung der diffusen Lungenerkrankung mittels zahlreicher CT-Bilder und Hinweisen zu notwendigen Laboruntersuchungen.
Zwei Kapitel betrachten die Ergebnisse der Lungentransplantation und die speziellen Besonderheiten der diffusen Lungenerkrankungen im Kindesalter. Insofern ist dieses Buch auch für Kinder-Pneumologen von grossem Interesse. Diffuse Lungenerkrankungen sind im Kindesalter zwar seltener als im Erwachsenenalter, aber keinesfalls von untergeordneter Bedeutung. Auch gibt es spezielle Formen, die nur für das Kindesalter beschrieben sind, sowie Erkrankungen, die im Kindesalter einen anderen Verlauf zeigen als im Erwachsenenalter.
Zusammenfassend ist diese aktuelle Zusammenfassung der diffusen parenchymalen Lungenerkrankungen auch aufgrund spärlicher weiterer Übersichtsliteratur eine wertvolle Unterstützung für jeden Kinder-Pneumologen und für alle Ärzte, denen Patienten zur Abklärung einer Lungenerkrankung vorgestellt werden.»
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Seidenberg, Oldenburg (Pädiatrische Allergologie in Klinik und Praxis, Bd. 10, Nr. 3, 2007)
A valuable update on the diagnosis and management of this complex group of disorders
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD) represents a large and heterogeneous group of disorders. Although new insights into the pathogenesis and new techniques such as high-resolution-CT have led to a better understanding of DPLD, clinical management remains a challenge.
This volume is designed to become a valuable aid in the diagnosis and management of DPLD. It starts with general topics such as a new classification system for DPLD, the general diagnostic approach, and clinical evaluation of the patient by radiology, histological patterns and bronchoalveolar lavage. This is followed by consideration of some basic aspects such as the genetics of DPLD, the principles of granuloma formation, pulmonary fibrogenesis and vasculitis, as well as novel treatment approaches. A large part of the book consists of disease-specific chapters, which discuss granulomatous disorders, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other entities of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, the collagen vascular diseases, drug-induced infiltrative lung disease as well as orphan diffuse lung diseases including Langerhans’ cell histiocytosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis and pulmonary alveolar proteinosis. Special chapters on DPLD in children and lung transplantation for end-stage fibrosis complete this comprehensive publication.
Written by internationally known experts, this well-organized volume is recommended to a wide audience including respiratory physicians in training, practice and research as well as radiologists and pulmonary pathologists.

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