Sarcoidosis : a clinician's guide /

Get a quick, expert overview of the etiology, diagnosis, and management of pulmonary and extra pulmonary sarcoidosis with this concise, practical resource. Drs. Robert B. Baughman and Dominique Valeyre fully cover the recent advances in various aspects of this disease, including new genetic studies...

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Main Authors: Baughman, Robert P.
Corporate Authors: Elsevier Science & Technology.
Group Author: Valeyre, Dominique
Published: Elsevier,
Publisher Address: St. Louis, Missouri :
Publication Dates: 2018.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780323544290
Summary: Get a quick, expert overview of the etiology, diagnosis, and management of pulmonary and extra pulmonary sarcoidosis with this concise, practical resource. Drs. Robert B. Baughman and Dominique Valeyre fully cover the recent advances in various aspects of this disease, including new genetic studies and new diagnostic techniques. It's an ideal resource for pulmonologists and respiratory medicine specialists, as well as primary care physicians and pulmonary/respiratory care nurses. --
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (1 volume)
ISBN: 9780323544306
0323544304
Index Number: RC182
CLC: R593.9
Contents: Epidemiology and causes:
Geoepidemiology of sarcoidosis /
Environmental and infectious causes of sarcoidosis /
Immunological manifestations in sarcoidosis /
Genetics of sarcoidosis /
Sarcoidosis models : past, present, and future /
Pathology of granuloma /
Diagnosis:
Baughman's sarcoidosis : diagnosis /
Bronchoscopic modalities to diagnose sarcoidosis /
Cardiac sarcoidosis : questions for the clinician /
Neurosarcoidosis /
Cutaneous sarcoidosis /
Ocular sarcoidosis /
Other extra-pulmonary visceral involvement /
Parasarcoidosis syndromes /
Monitoring:
Evaluation of pulmonary sarcoidosis /
Roentgenogram, CT, and MRI /
Nuclear imaging /
Quality of life /
Biomarkers in sarcoidosis /
Treatment and complications:
Antiinflammatory therapy /
Sarcoidosis-associated disability /
Calcium metabolism and bone health in sarcoidosis /
Nonpharmacological therapy for pulmonary sarcoidosis /
Pulmonary hypertension associated with sarcoidosis /
Mortality in sarcoidosis /