Diffuse Interstitial Lung Disease Treatment
Health Encyclopedia: Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Fibrosis
Diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis is the name given to a group of disorders characterized by inflammation and eventually scarring of the deep lung tissues, leading to
Alternative Names
Diffuse parenchymal lung disease; Alveolitis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA); Idiopathic pulmonary pneumonitis (IPP)
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) are a group of diseases caused by inflammation and scar...
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Pulmonary function tests
...volume of air. Restrictive lung diseases may be caused by inflammation or scarring of the lung tissue (interstitial lung disease) or by abnormalities of the muscles or skeleton of the chest wall. ... Read more »Scleroderma: Prognosis
...of scleroderma still tends to be slowly progressive and, in some cases, may affect internal organs.Diffuse Scleroderma. The severity of diffuse scleroderma varies widely, and it is very difficult... Read more »Scleroderma: Treatment for Lung Complications
...the lung. Intravenous cyclophosphamide can be life-saving for patients with pneumonia resulting from interstitial lung disease. Side effects include hair loss, infection, and bleeding into the... Read more »Scleroderma: Diagnosis
...although this autoantibody is strongly present in patients with renal crisis. Among patients who have diffuse scleroderma, those with Pol 3 have the best survival rate.UltrasoundHigh frequency... Read more »Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease: Surgical Procedures
Surgical ProceduresSurgical procedures for emphysema are still investigative. They are all very expensive and often not covered by insurance. The great majority of patients cannot be helped by... Read more »Images
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