DEVELOPMENTS IN IDIOPATHIC INTERSTITIAL PNEUMONIAS

Abstract

Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias are diseases of unknown cause and
belong to the group of interstitial lung diseases. Patients suffering from these diseases usually complain of dyspnoea or dry cough. The diagnosis of idiopathic interstitial pneumonia is sometimes based on high-resolution computed tomography, but generally it requires a surgical lung biopsy. In clinical practice, diagnosis of these diseases is dificult, and it is recommended that the diagnosis is made by a common decision of pulmonologist, radiologist and pathologist. In order to facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of these diseases, the teaching book “Idiopathic interstitial pneumonias“ was published.