Question 1

what are some interstitial lung disease treatment?

Accepted Answer

None: Some studies are looking at perfenidone and n-acetyl-cysteine as treatment, but neither is likely to have substantial impact on mortality or possibility of cure. Only supplemental oxygen is currently available.

Question 2

what is the treatment for interstitial lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Unfortunately none: There is no effective treatment for interstitial lung disease that alters progression or mortality. In fact treatment has been shown to worsen survival over no treatment. That said, two treatments are currently in progress; perfenidone and n-acetyl -cysteine may have some limited role in improving outcomes, but the data is not yet complete.

Question 3

what is standard interstitial lung disease treatment?

Accepted Answer

Depends on state: If there is active inflammation going on steroids and antiinflammatories are used. As the inflammation burns out, there is fibrosis and oxygen may be necessary. Eventually in severe cases and in rapidly deteriorating lungs, lungs transplantation may be necessary.

Question 4

which hospital handles the treatment of interstitial lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Lung disease hospita: generally speaking in the hospital with a good pulmonary medicine department should be able to treat interstitial lung disease. There are some specialty hospitals that focus on this. Most notably is National Jewish medical center in Denver Colorado.

Question 5

what can be done  about interstitial lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Not much: Make sure you have a definitive diagnosis, as interstitial lung disease may mimic many other problems that are easily treatable, and there are also several kinds of interstitial lung diseases with very different prognoses. You need a god pulmonologist who specializes in the above. Good luck!

Question 6

what are the symptoms associated with interstitial lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Variety: Mainly breathlessness (shortness of breath with exertion/activity).  Some patients can also develop swelling of their fingernails known as clubbing (see photo).

Question 7

is interstitial lung disease an allergic or immune problem?

Accepted Answer

Both and others: Interstital lung disease refers to the supporting structures, tissues and cells supporting the alveoli of the lung.  When this is inflammed or scarred the thickening reduces oxygen-co2 exchange.  There are many possible causes for ild and the two you listed are possible causes.

Question 8

hi doctors, can you tell me what is interstitial lung disease?

Accepted Answer

Interstitium: Is that area between the walls of the air sacs or alveoli. Oxygen diffuses from the air sacs to the blood vessels located in the interstitial area. Ild is the presence of inflammation in that area making the distance for diffusion of the oxygen farther for the traveling or flowing blood to pick up. If the inflammation causes scarring it is pulmonary fibrosis.

Question 9

what does it mean to have interstitial lung disease? is it curable?

Accepted Answer

Many causes: Interstitial lung disease is a thickening of the skeleton structure that supports airsacs (alveoli) in the lungs.  There are many causes of interstitial lung disease (rheumatic illness, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, radiation damage, infection).  It is not possible to say whether the disease is curable because interstitial lung disease is an "umbrella" term that covers many diseases.

Question 10

what is life expectancy for interstitial lung disease (ild) with microaspiration?

Accepted Answer

More info: Micro aspiration is not a feature of interstitial lung disease. Ild includes different types of lung inflammation, some respond to treatment, some do not. Some are relentlessly progressive others go into dormancy.

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