What is the progression of interstitial lung disease ?

Treat cause: Interstitial lung disease (ild) has many possible causes and some do not progress. For example inhaled substances, drugs, arthritis, and infectious causes can often be treated if the offending agent is identified, exposure is stopped and appropriate treatment started. Autoimmune disease causes can be treated. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, cancer, or unknown causes may progress more rapidly.

Depends on type: There are several types of interstitial lung disease and the prognosis and rate of progression of lung disease depend on the type of disorder causing it. Most of them are chronic slow to progress and may take years before significant impairment of functional status occurs. Talk to a lung specialist to get more information about your case and its prognosis.

ILD progression: Interstitial lung disease refers to a group of disorders that affect the area of the lung that supports the alveoli. In order to give a prognosis for interstitial lung disease, you must know the specific disease causing it. This usually requires a lung biopsy. Some causes of interstitial lung disease are treatable - others are not.

Depends on the kind : Progression depends on the kind of interstitial lung disease (ild). There are more than 200 different kinds.