Rare and Interesting Cases in Pulmonary Medicine

Rare and Interesting Cases in Pulmonary Medicine provides a look into the uncommon diseases encountered in the field of pulmonary medicine. Using a case-based approach, the book provides clinical scenarios that include relevant accompanying radiology and pathology. Also included are frequently asked questions for each area, as well as a diagnosis and summary, presenting the reader with the most high yield information on each topic.

Appropriate for medical students, residents, fellows, and physicians interested in pulmonary medicine, the case-based approach to each topic allows accessibility to the uncommon diseases of the field while also highlighting high yield and important points.

• Provides case-based approaches to the uncommon diseases of pulmonary medicine, including supporting radiology and pathology
• Includes uncommon case studies, providing relevant references for further reading and research opportunities
• Presents related topics with accompanying clinical pearls for direct application in the field

Researchers of pulmonary medicine, medical students, residents, fellows, and physicians interested in pulmonary medicine

Case 1

• Pulmonary Amyloidosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 2

• Hypocomplementemic Urticarial Vasculitis Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 3

• Yellow Nail Syndrome
• Chylothorax
• Takeaway Points

Case 4

• Pseudo-Pseudo-Meigs Syndrome (Tjalma Syndrome)
• Takeaway Points

Case 5

• Thoracic Endometriosis
• Catamenial Pneumothorax
• Endometrial Lung Nodules
• Takeaway Points

Case 6

• Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP)
• Takeaway Points

Case 7

• Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 8

• Swyer-James Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 9

• Placental Transmogrification of the Lung
• Takeaway Points

Case 10

• Contarini Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 11

• Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
• Other Etiologies of Pulmonary Eosinophilia (>10%)
• Takeaway Points

Case 12

• Benign Metastasizing Leiomyoma
• Takeaway Points

Case 13

• Birt-Hogg-Dubé Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 14

• Goodpasture Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 15

• Complete Tracheal Rings
• Takeaway Points

Case 16

• Granulomatous-Lymphocytic Interstitial Lung Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 17

• Antisynthetase Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 18

• Bilothorax
• Takeaway Points

Case 19

• Castleman Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 20

• Gorham-Stout Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 21

• Solitary Fibrous Tumor of the Pleura
• Takeaway Points

Case 22

• Vanishing Lung Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 23

• Traumatic Pulmonary Pseudocyst
• Takeaway Points

Case 24

• Acute Fibrinous and Organizing Pneumonia
• Takeaway Points

Case 25

• Shrinking Lung Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 26

• Cryoglobulinemia-Associated Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
• Takeaway Points

Case 27

• Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease
• Pulmonary Capillary Hemangiomatosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 28

• Diffuse Idiopathic Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Cell Hyperplasia
• Takeaway Points

Case 29

• Erdheim-Chester Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 30

• Urinothorax
• Takeaway Points

Case 31

• Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis
• Takeaway Points

Case 32

• Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 33

• Hughes-Stovin Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 34

• Bone Cement Implantation Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 35

• IgG4-Related Systemic Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 36

• Idiopathic Pleuroparenchymal Fibroelastosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 37

• Idiopathic Pulmonary Hemosiderosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 38

• Kikuchi–Fujimoto Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 39

• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
• Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
• Takeaway Points

Case 40

• Pulmonary Light Chain Deposition Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 41

• Graft-Versus-Host Disease After Lung Transplantation
• Takeaway Points

Case 42

• Lipoid Pneumonia
• Takeaway Points

Case 43

• Pulmonary Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 44

• Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome
• Williams-Campbell Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 45

• Pulmonary Alveolar Microlithiasis
• Takeaway Points

Case 46

• Pulmonary Arteriovenous Malformations
• Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
• Takeaway Points

Case 47

• Pulmonary Tumor Thrombotic Microangiopathy
• Takeaway Points

Case 48

• Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis
• Takeaway Points

Case 49

• Diffuse Pulmonary Ossification
• Takeaway Points

Case 50

• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia
• Takeaway Points

Case 51

• Myelomatous Pleural Effusion
• Takeaway Points

Case 52

• Relapsing Polychondritis
• Takeaway Points

Case 53

• Rosai-Dorfman Disease
• Takeaway Points

Case 54

• Silicone Embolism Syndrome
• Chronic Silicone Embolism Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 55

• Good Syndrome
• Other Paraneoplastic/Autoimmune Conditions Associated With Thymomas
• Takeaway Points

Case 56

• Primary Effusion Lymphoma
• Takeaway Points

Case 57

• Partial Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return
• Scimitar Syndrome
• Pseudo-Scimitar Syndrome
• Takeaway Points

Case 58

• Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
• Takeaway Points

Case 59

• Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation
• Takeaway Points

Case 60

• Erasmus Syndrome
• Takeaway Points