Highlights of the Brazilian Thoracic Association guidelines for interstitial lung diseases.
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are heterogeneous disorders, involving a large number of conditions, the approach to which continues to pose an enormous challenge for pulmonologists. The 2012 Brazilian Thoracic Association ILD Guidelines were established in order to provide Brazilian pulmonologists with an instrument that can facilitate the management of patients with ILDs, standardizing the criteria used for the diagnosis of different conditions and offering guidance on the best treatment in various situations. The objective of this article was to briefly describe the highlights of those guidelines.
Instituto do Coração Divisão de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil. bruno.guedes2@terra.com.br
Bruno Guedes
BG
Baldi
Carlos Alberto de Castro
CA
Pereira
Adalberto Sperb
AS
Rubin
Alfredo Nicodemos da Cruz
AN
Santana
André Nathan
AN
Costa
Carlos Roberto Ribeiro
CR
Carvalho
Eduardo
E
Algranti
Eduardo Mello de
EM
Capitani
Eduardo Pamplona
EP
Bethlem
Ester Nei Aparecida Martins
EN
Coletta
Jaquelina Sonoe Ota
JS
Arakaki
José Antônio Baddini
JA
Martinez
Jozélio Freire de
JF
Carvalho
Leila John Marques
LJ
Steidle
Marcelo Jorge Jacó
MJ
Rocha
Mariana Silva
MS
Lima
Maria Raquel
MR
Soares
Marlova Luzzi
ML
Caramori
Miguel Abidon
MA
Aidé
Rimarcs Gomes
RG
Ferreira
Ronaldo Adib
RA
Kairalla
Rudolf Krawczenko Feitoza de
RK
Oliveira
Sérgio
S
Jezler
Sílvia Carla Sousa
SC
Rodrigues
Suzana Pinheiro
SP
Pimenta
D001938:Brazil; D006801:Humans; D017563:Lung Diseases, Interstitial / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D012955:Societies, Medical