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Informationen zum Autor Donald N Mitchell MD FRCPHon Consultant PhysicianRoyal Brompton and University College HospitalsLondon! UKDavid R Moller MDProfessor of Medicine and DirectorSarcoidosis Clinic and Research ProgramDepartment of MedicineThe Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBaltimore! Maryland! USAStephen G Spiro BSc MD FRCPProfessor of Respiratory Medicine and Honorary Consultant PhysicianUniversity College London and The Royal Brompton HospitalLondon! UKAthol Wells MBChB MD FRACP FRCP FRCRProfessor of Respiratory Medicine and Head of Interstitial Lung Disease UnitThe Royal Brompton HospitalLondon! UK Klappentext Sarcoidosis represents a major challenge for physicians - not just in respiratory medicine! but across a range of specialties. This book! with a multi-disciplinary authorship of the highest standard! presents the most up to date thinking on all aspects of the condition! from epidemiology to clinical manifestations and treatment options. Full coverage is given to both respiratory and non-respiratory aspects; the basic science that underlies the disease and its progression is evaluated in detail! and placed into its correct clinical context. Possible future advances are covered in a concluding section.The editors - all leading figures in the field with international reputations - have compiled the definitive work on the subject in a single volume. The book is fully comprehensive and evidence-based and will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of all whose practice involves the care and treatment of patients with sarcoidosis. Zusammenfassung Highly Commended, BMA Medical Book Awards 2013Sarcoidosis represents a major challenge for physicians—not just in respiratory medicine, but across a range of specialties. This book, with a multidisciplinary authorship of the highest standard, presents the most up-to-date thinking on all aspects of the condition, from epidemiology to clinical manifestations and treatment options. Full coverage is given to both respiratory and non-respiratory aspects. The basic science that underlies the disease and its progression is evaluated in detail, and placed into its correct clinical context. Possible future advances are covered in a concluding section.The editors—all leading figures in the field with international reputations—have compiled the definitive work on the subject in a single volume. The book is fully comprehensive and evidence based and will be an essential addition to the bookshelves of all whose practice involves the care and treatment of patients with sarcoidosis. Inhaltsverzeichnis Historical surveyDefinitionEpidemiology AetiologyPathologyImmunologyGeneticsThe radiology of the lungs and the pleuraIntervention and radiological proceduresLung functionEndoscopyDEXA scanningNuclear medicine imagingECG; Holter monitoring; exercise testsThe heart! pericardium! large and small vesselsThe upper respiratory tractAsthma/irritable airwaysPulmonary fibrosisThe liver and gastrointestinal tractThe spleen! blood and bone marrowThe nervous systemThe kidneys and calcium metabolismPsychiatric aspectsSarcoidosis of the skinOcular changesBones! joints and skeletal musclesSuperficial lymphadenopathyThe endocrine glandsSarcoid/HIV and AIDSSarcoid/relationship to neoplasm/chemotherapy [including isolated breast lesions]Sarcoid/antibody deficiency syndromesConcomitant or associated disordersPulmonary and extrapulmonary involvement by sarcoidosis in childhoodDiagnosis of sarcoidosis: history! physical examination! presumptive diagnosis without biopsy! sources of biopsy material! utilisation of investigations and imagingTreatment of sarcoidosis:Surgical investigation and managementPulmonary/cardiac transplantationPhysiotherapy in sarcoidosisRehabilitationImmunisation/vaccinationFuture progress in investigations and management ...
