Handbook Of Sarcoidosis : 1/E 2015

Handbook of Sarcoidosis, edited by Karen McMahon (Foster Academics, 2015), examines sarcoidosis, a chronic granulomatous disease whose cause remains unknown more than a century after it was first described. While many patients go into spontaneous remission, others relapse or develop chronic disease, and the book explores recent research into this complex disorder. Topics include the theory of sarcoidosis as an endogenous infection linked to hypersensitivity to indigenous bacteria, new directions in therapy, diagnostic approaches using FDG-PET and EBUS-TBNA, and the latest findings on immunopathogenesis and genetic factors. A practical reference for pulmonologists, MD Respiratory Medicine residents, physicians and researchers.