Interstitial pneumonia
Interstitial pneumonia is an inflammatory process that affects the walls of the small air sacs in the lungs causing them to thicken & cause difficulties with oxygentation. Several infectious & non-infectious processes can cause accumulation of inflammatory cells & fibrous deposits in the walls of the air sacs causing the lungs to become stiffer & unable to maintain adequate gas exchange.
Dr. Lokesh Guglani reviewed this
23 year experience in Pediatric Pulmonology
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Whats interstitial pneumonia?
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Interstitial pneumonia is what?
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Anybody have interstitial pneumonia?
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Can interstitial pneumonia be healed?
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Can usual interstitial pneumonia be cured?
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What are the tests for interstitial pneumonia?
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What are the symptoms of interstitial pneumonia?
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What is the prognosis of usual interstitial pneumonia (uip)?
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What is idiopathic interstitial pneumonia? How is it treated?
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Are some people more prone to getting interstitial pneumonia?
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Does anyone know the prognosis of usual interstitial pneumonia?
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What is the definition or description of: interstitial pneumonia?
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Is interstitial pneumonia deadly?
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Is there a cure for interstitial pneumonia?
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Looking for info on idiopathic lymphoid interstitial pneumonia?
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What is the treatment for interstitial pneumonia?
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A 26-year old female asked:
What kind of antibiotic for bilateral interstitial pneumonia?
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Mom is caregiver for elders in the family. Now she has a problem. What does it mean to have interstitial pneumonia?
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A male asked:
A 4 yr old boy had interstitial pneumonia, bilateral result by x-ray procedure what is treatment to her. thank u very much?
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A 72-year old male asked:
70 year old with usual interstitial pneumonia, is a resting heart rate in 44 to 47 an area of concern?
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A 21-year old female asked:
My 9months baby boy is diagnosed with basal interstitial pneumonia, is it benign? May i know the treatment? And how this be prevented
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A 57-year old male asked:
I have been diagnosed with having "desquamative interstitial pneumonia" or dip which is a lung disease. Can this disease be reversed? Can it be fatal?
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A 35-year old female asked:
I had lung ctscan showing groundglass opacities n bilateral lower&right upper lobe representing cellular nonspecific interstitial pneumonia what is it?
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A 29-year old asked:
interstitial plasma cell pneumonia.What is a lay term used for it?
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A 23-year old female asked:
Other than pneumonia what can "Interstitial thickening with bronchial periovascolo shaded area of parenchymal consolidation in the lower field" mean?
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What makes pneumonia not an interstitial lung disease?
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What does mild perihilar interstitial prominence mean on a 16 month old follow up X-ray for pneumonia?
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Is pneumonia a form of interstitial lung disease?
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Please explain why is pneumonia not an interstitial lung disease?
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I'm a 38yo w/ chest cold & productive cough. My chest Xray ruled out pneumonia but showed coarse interstitial markings. What's the likely cause?
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