Interstitial lung disease

Introduction: Interstitial lung disease

Description of Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease (medical condition): A category of chronic lung diseases characterized by scarring and/or inflammation of the lungs. There are over ...more

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Interstitial lung disease: heterogeneous group of noninfectious, nonmalignant disorders of the lower respiratory tract, affecting primarily the alveolar wall structures but also often involving the small airways and blood vessels of the lung parenchyma; may lead to respiratory insufficiency and death.
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Interstitial lung disease: heterogeneous group of noninfectious, nonmalignant disorders of the lower respiratory tract, affecting primarily the alveolar wall structures but also often involving the small airways and blood vessels of the lung parenchyma; may lead to respiratory insufficiency and death.
Source: CRISP

Interstitial lung disease: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Interstitial lung disease:

• Lung disease
• Interstitial
• Interstitial disease
• Lung
• Lung symptoms (3280 causes)
• Lung disorder
• Lung pain
• Heterogeneous
• Group

Abbreviation: Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease: An abbreviation for:
Source: CRISP

• ILD

Interstitial lung disease: Rare Disease

Ophanet

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when if affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Interstitial lung disease as a "rare disease".

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Interstitial lung disease as a Disease

Interstitial lung disease (medical condition): See Interstitial lung disease (disease information).
  »Introduction: Interstitial lung disease
  »Symptoms of Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease: Related Diseases

Interstitial lung disease: Interstitial lung disease is listed as a type of (or associated with) the following medical conditions in our database:

• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Pneumonia
• Chest conditions

More information on medical condition: Interstitial lung disease:

• Information about Interstitial lung disease
• Basic Summary for Interstitial lung disease
• Types of Interstitial lung disease
• Symptoms of Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to Interstitial lung disease:

• idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• restrictive lung disease
• idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis

Terms associated with Interstitial lung disease:

More specific terms for Interstitial lung disease:

• allergic pneumonitis
• pneumoconiosis
• pulmonary fibrosis /granuloma

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Interstitial lung disease

• lung disorder

Source - CRISP

Other terms that may be related to Interstitial lung disease:

• sarcoidosis
• Wegener's granulomatosis

Source: CRISP

External links related to: Interstitial lung disease

• interstitial lung disease
• Domiciliary oxygen for interstitial lung disease (Cochrane Review)
• Interstitial Lung Disease - MedPix™ Medical Image Database and Teaching Files
• Interstitial Pneumonia
• eMedicine - Interstitial Lung Disease in Children : Article by James S Hagood, MD

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