Diffuse parenchymal lung disease; Alveolitis; Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis (CFA); Idiopathic pulmonary pneumonitis (IPP)

Avoid exposure to substances known to cause lung disease.

Quitting smoking can prevent ILD from getting worse.

People who are heavily exposed to known causes of occupational lung disease in the workplace are usually routinely screened for lung disease. These jobs can include coal miners, sand blasters, and ship workers.

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Medicine. 23rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders; 2008.

American Thoracic Society/European Respiratory Society International Multidisciplinary Consensus. Classification of the Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2002;165:277-304.

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Coal workers pneumoconiosis, complicated

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Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II

Coal workers pneumoconiosis - stage II #2

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Review Date: 01/22/2010
Reviewed By: Allen J. Blaivas, DO, Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-NJMS, Attending Physician in the Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, Department of Veteran Affairs, VA New Jersey Health Care System, East Orange, NJ. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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