Chapter 21. Interstitial Lung Disease in the Elderly

  1. Stephen Jackson Professor of Geriatric Medicine2,
  2. Paul Jansen3,
  3. Arduino Mangoni4
  1. Jeffrey Bowden

Published Online: 2 APR 2009

DOI: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch21

Book Title

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

Prescribing for Elderly Patients

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How to Cite

Bowden, J. (2009) Interstitial Lung Disease in the Elderly, in Prescribing for Elderly Patients (eds S. Jackson, P. Jansen and A. Mangoni), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470017975.ch21

Editor Information

  1. 2

    Department of Clinical Gerontology, King's College Hospital, London, UK

  2. 3

    Department of Geriatric Medicine, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands

  3. 4

    Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Author Information

  1. Department of Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, Australia

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 2 APR 2009
  2. Published Print: 27 MAY 2009

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780470024287

Online ISBN: 9780470017975

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Keywords:

  • treatment of interstitial lung disease (ILD);
  • aetiology of interstitial lung disease;
  • interstitial lung disease in elderly;
  • assessing response to therapy;
  • mechanism of action—azathioprine, a purine analog;
  • methotrexate (MTX) - antimetabolite with immunosuppressive and anti-inflammatory properties;
  • sarcoidosis - multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown aetiology manifested by non-caseating infiltration;
  • bronchiolitis obliterans organizing pneumonia (BOOP);
  • hypersensitivity pneumonitis

Summary

This chapter contains sections titled:

  • Introduction

  • Presentation of interstitial lung disease

  • Particular problems in the elderly

  • General comments with regard to therapy

  • Assessing the response to therapy

  • Drugs used in ILD

  • Treatment for specific forms of lung disease

  • Key points

  • Links

  • References

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