Asbestos-Related Lung Disease
Asbestos-Related Lung Disease Michael Lewin-Smith, M.B., B.S. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Types of Asbestos Asbestos is a group of silicates that are defined by the formation of very long, thin…
Lung Disease in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients
Lung Disease in Bone Marrow Transplant Patients Fabio R. Tavora, M.D., Ph.D. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Graft-Versus-Host Disease Incidence Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) occurs in approximately one-third of patients with allogeneic…
Miscellaneous Pathologic Findings in Lung Allografts
Miscellaneous Pathologic Findings in Lung Allografts Anja C. Roden, M.D. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Joseph J. Maleszewski, M.D. Posttransplant Acute Lung Injury (Primary Graft Dysfunction) Primary graft dysfunction (PGD) is…
Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (Obliterative Bronchiolitis, Chronic Vascular Rejection, and Restrictive Allograft Syndrome)
Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction (Obliterative Bronchiolitis, Chronic Vascular Rejection, and Restrictive Allograft Syndrome) Anja C. Roden, M.D. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Joseph J. Maleszewski, M.D. Chronic Lung Allograft Disease The…
Acute Cellular and Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Lung Allografts
Acute Cellular and Antibody-Mediated Rejection of Lung Allografts Anja C. Roden, M.D. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Joseph J. Maleszewski, M.D. Acute Cellular Rejection Acute cellular rejection occurs due to an…
IgG4-Related Lung Disease and Miscellaneous Vasculitis
IgG4-Related Lung Disease and Miscellaneous Vasculitis Eunhee S. Yi, M.D. Marie-Christine Aubry, M.D. IgG4-Related Lung Disease Introduction IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is a recently recognized fibroinflammatory condition that typically presents as…
Lung Disease in Systemic Autoimmune Disorders
Lung Disease in Systemic Autoimmune Disorders Allen P. Burke, M.D. Seth Kligerman, M.D. Fabio R. Tavora, M.D., Ph.D. General Considerations Virtually, all patterns of lung injury have been associated with…
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome)
Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Churg-Strauss Syndrome) Allen P. Burke, M.D. Marie-Christine Aubry, M.D. Terminology Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), also known as Churg-Strauss syndrome, is a systemic vasculitis that typically…
ANCA-Associated Vasculitides: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis
ANCA-Associated Vasculitides: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis Andre C. Teixeira, M.D. Fabio R. Tavora, M.D., Ph.D. Marie-Christine Aubry, M.D. Introduction and Terminology ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV) are considered necrotizing vasculitides,…
Pulmonary Capillaritis
Pulmonary Capillaritis Fabio R. Tavora, M.D., Ph.D. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Background Pulmonary vasculitis denotes inflammation of the capillaries of the alveolar septa (small-vessel vasculitis), a condition that often causes…
