Challenging Cases in Interstitial Lung Diseases - A High-Resolution Ct Approach

This 'Challenging Cases' book provides a structured pathway to help unlock the mysteries of fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD), guiding experts and beginners alike through the complexities and essential information of fibrosing ILD, interstitial pneumonias (IPs), and HRCT findings and signs.

List of contents

About the Author
Preface
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
CHAPTER 1
Approach for Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases
1. Introduction
2. Expert Approach for Professionals in Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Disease (fILD)
CHAPTER 2
Case Presentations
Case 1: 82-Year-Old Female with Bronchial Asthma and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 2: 80-Year-Old Male with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 3: 53-Year-Old Male with Rheumatoid Arthritis and ILD
Case 4: 63-Year-Old Male with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 5: 67-Year-Old Male Smoker with Rheumatoid Arthritis and ILD
Case 6: 48-Year-Old Male with Antisynthetase Syndrome and ILD
Case 7: 88-Year-Old Male with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 8: 79-Year-Old Female with Rheumatoid Arthritis and ILD
Case 9: 52-Year-Old Female with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 10: 26-Year-Old Female with Overlap Syndrome (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Polymyositis, and Raynaud's Phenomenon) Presenting with ILD
Case 11: 64-Year-Old Male with ILD
Case 12: 55-Year-Old Female with a History of Bird Exposure and ILD
Case 13: 76-Year-Old Female with a History of Bird Exposure and ILD
Case 14: 55-Year-Old Female Non-Smoker with Sarcoidosis
Case 15: 28-Year-Old Female with Sarcoidosis
Case 16: 51-Year-Old Male with a History of Bird Exposure and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 17: 66-Year-Old Male with Sarcoidosis
Case 18: 51-Year-Old Male with a History of Bird Exposure and ILD
Case 19: 48-Year-Old Female with Dermatomyositis and ILD
Case 20: 45-Year-Old Female with Crohn's disease and ILD
Case 21: 39-Year-Old Female with ILD
Case 22: 47-Year-Old Female with Sjögren's Syndrome and ILD
Case 23: 30-Year-Old Female with Scleroderma and ILD
Case 24: 74-Year-Old Male Smoker with Non-Resolving Pneumonia
Case 25: 40-Year-Old Male Post-COVID Pneumonia
Case 26: 36-Year-Old Male with Known ARDS in ICU-Follow-Up HRCT Evaluation
Case 27: 53-Year-Old Male Smoker with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Case 28: 82-Year-Old Male with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Case 29: 75-Year-Old Male Smoker
Case 30: 67-Year-Old Female with Rheumatoid Arthritis and ILD
CHAPTER 3
Interstitial Pneumonias
1. Usual Interstitial Pneumonia (Box 3-1)
2. Nonspecific Interstitial Pneumonia (Box 3-2)
3. Organizing Pneumonia (Box 3-3)
4. Respiratory Bronchiolitis-Interstitial Lung Disease (Box 3-4)
5. Desquamative Interstitial Pneumonia (Box 3-5)
6. Lymphoid Interstitial Pneumonia (Box 3-6)
7. Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis (Box 3-7)
8. Acute Interstitial Pneumonia (Box 3-8)
9. Unclassifiable Interstitial Pneumonia (Box 3-9)
Further Reading
CHAPTER 4
Fibrosing Interstitial Lung Diseases
10. Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (Box 4-10)
11. Connective Tissue Disease-Related Interstitial Lung Disease (Box 4-11.1)
12. Combined Pulmonary Fibrosis and Emphysema (Box 4-12)
13. Smoking-Related Interstitial Fibrosis
14. Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
15. Sarcoidosis
16. Pneumoconiosis
17. Drug-Induced Lung Disease
18. Familial Pulmonary Fibrosis
19. Post-COVID-19 Fibrosis
20. Post-ARDS Fibrosis
Further Reading
CHAPTER 5
HRCT Features and Signs
21. Honeycombing
22. Traction Bronchiectasis
23. Traction Bronchiolectasis
24. Reticular Opacities
25. Ground-Glass Opacities
26. Architectural Distortion
27. Volume Loss
28. Dendriform Pulmonary Ossification
29. Apicobasal Gradient
30. Peripheral Distribution
31. Bronchocentric Distribution
32. Anterior Upper Lobe Sign
33. Four Corners Sign
34. Straight Edge Sign
35. Exuberant Honeycombing Sign
36. Smoking-Related Emphysema
37. Cicatricial Emphysema
38. Consolidation
39. Cysts
40. Nodules
41. Mosaic Attenuation
42. Three-Density Sign
43. Immediate Subpleural Sparing
44. Propeller Blade Distribution
45. Temporal and Spatial Heterogeneity
46. Intralobular Thickening
47. Hexagonal Pattern
48. Platythorax
49. Pleural Thickening
50. Mediastinal Lymphadenopathy
Further Reading
Index

About the author

Dr. Khaled Ahmed Abuzeid is a graduate of Ain Shams University (1995) and a highly regarded specialist in clinical radiology, with a primary focus on interstitial lung disease (ILD). Over the course of his distinguished career, Dr. Khaled has established himself as a leading authority in ILD diagnosis and management, specializing in the interpretation of chest imaging to provide critical insights into complex respiratory cases.
Since 2006, Dr. Khaled has been practicing in Kuwait, with ten years at Chest Disease Hospital and eight years at Aladan Hospital. In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Khaled is an online lecturer for medical colleges in Egypt and a sought-after speaker at educational courses and conferences across Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and Bahrain. He also shares his expertise globally through his educational YouTube channel and X (formerly Twitter) account.
As the author of Challenging Cases in Interstitial Lung Diseases: A High-Resolution CT Approach, Dr. Khaled continues to advance the field of ILD, combining his wealth of experience with a dedication to improving patient outcomes and supporting the medical community through education.

Product details

• Authors: Khaled A. Abuzeid, Khaled Ahmed Abuzeid
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 10.06.2025
• EAN: 9781032950044
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3295004-4
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Challenging Cases
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Clinical medicine; Radiology, MEDICAL / Internal Medicine, MEDICAL / Pulmonary & Thoracic Medicine, MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine, Tomography, Respiratory medicine, Medical imaging: radiology, Medical imaging: tomography