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Interstitial lung disease
A condition in which the tissue surrounding the small air sacs of the lung have been damaged by lung disease, resulting in scarring.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | Rare | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Rare | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Rare | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
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