Sarcoidosis

Herausgeber: Mitchell, Donald; Spiro, Stephen; Wells, Athol

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Sarcoidosis represents a major challenge for physicians-not just in respiratory medicine, but across a range of specialties. With a multidisciplinary authorship of the highest standard, this book presents the most up-to-date thinking on all aspects of this condition, from epidemiology to clinical manifestations and treatment options. The contrib

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 18
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 206mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 1080g
• ISBN-13: 9780367576769
• ISBN-10: 0367576767
• Artikelnr.: 69890039

Autorenporträt

Donald N Mitchell MD FRCP Hon Consultant Physician Royal Brompton and University College Hospitals London, UK David R Moller MD Professor of Medicine and Director Sarcoidosis Clinic and Research Program Department of Medicine The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland, USA Stephen G Spiro BSc MD FRCP Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Honorary Consultant Physician University College London and The Royal Brompton Hospital London, UK Athol Wells MBChB MD FRACP FRCP FRCR Professor of Respiratory Medicine and Head of Interstitial Lung Disease Unit The Royal Brompton Hospital London, UK

Inhaltsangabe

Historical survey. Definition. Epidemiology Aetiology. Pathology.
Immunology. Genetics. The radiology of the lungs and the pleura.
Intervention and radiological procedures. Lung function. Endoscopy. DEXA
scanning. Nuclear medicine imaging. ECG; Holter monitoring; exercise tests.
The heart, pericardium, large and small vessels. The upper respiratory
tract. Asthma/irritable airways. Pulmonary fibrosis. The liver and
gastrointestinal tract. The spleen, blood and bone marrow. The nervous
system. The kidneys and calcium metabolism. Psychiatric aspects.
Sarcoidosis of the skin. Ocular changes. Bones, joints and skeletal
muscles. Superficial lymphadenopathy. The endocrine glands. Sarcoid/HIV and
AIDS. Sarcoid/relationship to neoplasm/chemotherapy [including isolated
breast lesions]. Sarcoid/antibody deficiency syndromes. Concomitant or
associated disorders. Pulmonary and extrapulmonary involvement by
sarcoidosis in childhood. Diagnosis of sarcoidosis: history, physical
examination, presumptive diagnosis without biopsy, sources of biopsy
material, utilisation of investigations and imaging. Treatment of
sarcoidosis:. Surgical investigation and management. Pulmonary/cardiac
transplantation. Physiotherapy in sarcoidosis. Rehabilitation.
Immunisation/vaccination. Future progress in investigations and management.