2015
Asbestosis and environmental causes of usual interstitial pneumonia
Gulati M, Redlich CA. Asbestosis and environmental causes of usual interstitial pneumonia. Current Opinion In Pulmonary Medicine 2015, 21: 193-200. PMID: 25621562, PMCID: PMC4472384, DOI: 10.1097/mcp.0000000000000144.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisUsual interstitial pneumoniaInterstitial pneumoniaDevelopment of IPFUsual interstitial pneumonia patternRecent epidemiologic investigationsEnvironmental exposuresFibrotic lung diseaseInterstitial pneumonia patternExposure-disease relationshipsIPF patientsPneumonia patternClinical courseIPF diagnosisPulmonary fibrosisHistopathologic patternLung diseaseAsbestos exposureRadiographic changesOverall burdenAsbestosis patientsClinical challengeEpidemiologic studiesCase controlAgricultural exposures
2012
Newly Recognized Occupational and Environmental Causes of Chronic Terminal Airways and Parenchymal Lung Disease
Sauler M, Gulati M. Newly Recognized Occupational and Environmental Causes of Chronic Terminal Airways and Parenchymal Lung Disease. Clinics In Chest Medicine 2012, 33: 667-680. PMID: 23153608, PMCID: PMC3515663, DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2012.09.002.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsParenchymal lung diseaseExposure-disease relationshipsLung diseaseTerminal airwaysDiffuse parenchymal lung diseaseWorld Trade Center disasterChronic formHigh indexNovel exposureDiseaseEnvironmental exposuresHealth investigatorsWorker surveillanceAirwayExposureEnvironmental causesPotential toxicityCliniciansSuspicionNylon flockBiomarkers