Question 1

can you tell me what is interstitial lung disease?

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Many diseases: Interstitial lung disease (ild) is a term used to describe many different diseases that affect the lung tissue, or alveolar spaces (as opposed to the airways, like asthma and bronchitis). These diseases have literally dozens of causes, and nearly as many names. By far the most common is "pulmonary fibrosis", itself a name for what is probably many different diseases. If this is confusing...

Question 2

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

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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 3

tell me about interstitial lung disease and pulmonary fibrosis?

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Same: Ipf is one form of ild. It refers to disorders of  the interstitium of he lung vs. Diseases that effect the bronchi, or alveolar spaces.

Question 4

how is interstitial lung disease dianosed?

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See below: By history and physical, including your symptoms, occupational and other exposures etc; x-rays and ct scans and pulmonary function tests. You may also need a biopsy.

Question 5

is interstitial lung disease an allergic or immune problem?

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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 6

how is interstitial lung disease seen on a chest x-ray?

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Guesstimate: Healthy lung x-rays are rather uniform, with darker areas representing air within &amp; light areas denser areas/tissue or bone. If areas that are supposed to be darker appear lighter the assumption is made that there is thickening of tissue. Interstitial ling disease is thus branded by x-ray appearance. A more specific labeling would require a lung biopsy/looking at tissue under the microscope.

Question 7

interstitial lung disease. what is this?

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Connective tissue: The lung has interstital tissue which connects and hold the lungs together like a net.  The bronchial tubes connect to the air sacs.  Oxygen must pass through the bronchial tubes, air sacs and   interstitium to oxygenate the blood. In ild the  insterstitum becomes inflamed and scarred due to inhaled substances, drugs, arthritis, infection, cancer, or unknown  -- can lead to decreased oxygen level.

Question 8

whats example of interstitial lung disease?

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More than 100: Ilds  can be idiopathic, aproximately 16; drug induced:41;
occupational: >70 and acute noninfectious: 7.

Question 9

what is cure on interstitial lung disease (ild)?

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Many causes: There are many causes of ild. Best refer to a pathology text book of lung diseses for a comprehensive list.

Question 10

is chronic interstitial lung disease? reversible?

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Depends on the cause: Ild comes in many subtypes - a few - especially those related to smoking or that have an hypersensitivity/allergic component can be reversed with the proper treatment.  Unfortunately, the most common form of ild is not reversible.  Seeing a pulmonary specialists is highly recommended for anyone diagnosed with ild.

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