What is Interstitial lung disease?

What is Interstitial lung disease?

• Interstitial lung disease: Any condition which affects the interstitium of the lungs.
• 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 - Diseases Database
• Interstitial lung disease: chronic lung disease affecting the interstitial tissue of the lungs.
  Source - WordNet 2.1

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

Interstitial lung disease: Introduction

Types of Interstitial lung disease:

Types of Interstitial lung disease:

• Sarcoidosis
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Silicosis - silica exposure
• Berylliosis - beryllium exposure
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis - reaction from inhaling animal proteins; also called "farmer's lung disease"
• Interstitial lung fibrosis
• more types...»

Broader types of Interstitial lung disease:

• Respiratory conditions
• Lung conditions
• Pneumonia
• more types...»

What causes Interstitial lung disease?

Causes of Interstitial lung disease: see causes of Interstitial lung disease

What are the symptoms of Interstitial lung disease?

Symptoms of Interstitial lung disease: see symptoms of Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial lung disease: Testing

Diagnostic testing: see tests for Interstitial lung disease.

Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Interstitial lung disease.

How is it treated?

Treatments for Interstitial lung disease: see treatments for Interstitial lung disease
Research for Interstitial lung disease: see research for Interstitial lung disease

Organs Affected by Interstitial lung disease:

Organs and body systems related to Interstitial lung disease include:

• Lung
• Respiratory

Name and Aliases of Interstitial lung disease

Main name of condition: Interstitial lung disease

Interstitial pneumonia, stiff lung diseases

Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Interstitial lung disease:

• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Restrictive lung disease
• Idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis

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