Destaques das diretrizes de doenças pulmonares intersticiais da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia Highlights of the Brazilian Thoracic Association guidelines for interstitial lung diseases

Abstract 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. * Trabalho realizado na Comissao de Doencas Intersticiais, Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia, Brasilia, DF, Brasil.Endereco para correspondencia: Bruno Guedes Baldi. Avenida Dr. Eneas de Carvalho Aguiar, 44, 5o andar, CEP 05403-900, Sao Paulo, SP, Brasil.Tel. 55 11 2661-5695. Fax: 55 11 2661-5695. E-mail: bruno.guedes2@terra.com.brApoio financeiro: Nenhum.Recebido para publicacao em 4/5/2012. Aprovado, apos revisao, em 11/6/2012.