Bruno Guedes Baldi, Carlos Alberto de Castro Pereira, Adalberto Sperb Rubin,
Alfredo Nicodemos da Cruz Santana, André Nathan Costa, Carlos Roberto Ribeiro Carvalho,
Eduardo Algranti, Eduardo Mello de Capitani, Eduardo Pamplona Bethlem,
Ester Nei Aparecida Martins Coletta, Jaquelina Sonoe Ota Arakaki, José Antônio Baddini Martinez, Jozélio Freire de Carvalho, Leila John Marques Steidle, Marcelo Jorge Jacó Rocha,
Mariana Silva Lima, Maria Raquel Soares, Marlova Luzzi Caramori, Miguel Abidon Aidé,
Rimarcs Gomes Ferreira, Ronaldo Adib Kairalla, Rudolf Krawczenko Feitoza de Oliveira,
Sérgio Jezler, Sílvia Carla Sousa Rodrigues, Suzana Pinheiro Pimenta
J Bras Pneumol.2012;38(3):282-291
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.
Keywords: Lung diseases, interstitial; Guidelines as topic; Brazil.