Nov 23, 2024 · Interstitial lung disease seems to occur when an injury to your lungs causes a healing response that isn't proper. Ordinarily, your body creates just the right amount of tissue to repair damage.

Nov 23, 2024 · Intense research to find treatment options for specific types of interstitial lung disease is ongoing. Treatment may vary depending on the cause of ILD and what damage has …

Nov 28, 2024 · Learn about the specialized prevention, diagnostic and treatment services for people with interstitial lung disease.

Nov 23, 2024 · Mayo Clinic's Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program helps people who have chronic pulmonary disease. Experienced specialists in this program work with you to make your health better and lower your risk of future pulmonary disease and medical complications.

A first approach is to separate the eight pathologically defined patterns into six major (UIP, NSIP, COP, DIP, RB-ILD, AIP) and two rare or less commonly encountered entities (LIP and PPFE).

Mar 7, 2025 · DEFINITION: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of conditions that cause inflammation and scarring in your lungs. The scarring often leads to breathing problems, which can range from mild to severe. Symptoms of ILD include shortness of breath and a dry cough.

Feb 15, 2024 · Pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it harder for the lungs to work properly. Pulmonary fibrosis worsens over time. Some people can stay stable for a long time, but the condition gets worse faster in others. As it gets worse, people become more and more short of …

Mar 15, 2020 · My lungs too sound good but I have bronchiectasis, a chronic inflammation of the small bronchial tubes with an underlying MAC infection. There’s lots of air in my lungs, just can’t get it in or out.

Patients with advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease — characterized by a forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) value between 20% and 49% — who are already receiving maximal medical therapy are being enrolled in a pilot study.

Jan 26, 2025 · Following that I started to feel breathlessness and was diagnosed with Interstitial Lung Disease, my mother was diagnosed early and lasted 7 years, I believe I had already had it for a year or more before being diagnosed.