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Edited by Robert P. Baughman, Roland M. du Bois, Joseph P. Lynch, and Athol U. Wells. 294 pp., illustrated. London, Arnold, 2004. $125. ISBN 0-340-81014-9.

The lung is exceptional in that pathologic changes can be seen clearly in radiographs because of the air–tissue contrast. When bilateral diffuse, ill-defined shadows are seen, one begins to speculate on the cause — infection, inflammation, or neoplasm? This process is one of the most exciting by which chest physicians approach a diagnosis. As a practical guide, Diffuse Lung Disease provides current and approved approaches to diffuse lung diseases caused by complex inflammatory mechanisms. The book has two parts — one on general considerations and one on specific diseases, which includes 11 case presentations.

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