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 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 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) 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 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 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…
Panlobular Emphysema Allen P. Burke, M.D. Joseph J. Maleszewski, M.D. General Features Panlobular emphysema is characterized by uniform destruction of the pulmonary acinus. This is in contrast to the centriacinar…
Paraseptal and Interstitial Emphysema Marie-Christine Aubry, M.D. Allen P. Burke, M.D. Paraseptal Emphysema Definition Paraseptal (distal acinar) emphysema is the third major subtype of emphysema, after centrilobular (Chapter 44) and…
Centrilobular Emphysema Allen P. Burke, M.D. Joseph J. Maleszewski, M.D. General Features Emphysema, along with chronic bronchitis, is in a category of disease known collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease….
Pulmonary Parasitic Infections Bobbi S. Pritt, M.D., MSc Overview A number of parasites may be found in the human lung, including unicellular protozoa, helminths (worms), and, rarely, arthropods.1,2,3,4,5 The types…
