Instituto do Coração Divisão de Pneumologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
J Bras Pneumol. 2012 May-Jun;38(3):282-91. doi: 10.1590/s1806-37132012000300002.
Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are heterogeneous disorders, involving a large number of conditions, the approach to which continues to pose an enormous challenge for pulmonologists. The 2012 Brazilian Thoracic Association ILD Guidelines were established in order to provide Brazilian pulmonologists with an instrument that can facilitate the management of patients with ILDs, standardizing the criteria used for the diagnosis of different conditions and offering guidance on the best treatment in various situations. The objective of this article was to briefly describe the highlights of those guidelines.
间质性肺疾病（ILDs）是异质性疾病，涉及大量病症，其治疗方法仍然对肺病学家构成巨大挑战。2012 年巴西胸科协会ILD 指南的制定旨在为巴西肺病学家提供一种工具，以方便ILDs 患者的管理，标准化不同病症的诊断标准，并为各种情况下的最佳治疗提供指导。本文的目的是简要描述这些指南的要点。
