Interstitial lung disease: Difference between revisions

	Interstitial Lung Disease
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Classification Fibrosis lung response Occupational lung disease Drug-induced lung injury Radiation-induced lung injury Smoking related interstitial lung disease Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis Lymphocytic infiltrative disorders Pulmonary lymphangioleiomyomatosis Pulmonary hemorrhage syndromes Interstitial lung disease associated with systemic diseases Granulomatous lung response
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Synonyms and keywords: Diffuse parenchymal lung disease; DPLD; ILD

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 ==[[Interstitial lung disease overview|Overview]]==
-'''Interstitial lung disease ''', refers to a group of [[lung]] diseases , affecting the [[Pulmonary alveolus|alveolar]] [[epithelium]], pulmonary[[capillary]] [[endothelium]], [[basement membrane]], perivascular and perilymphatic tissues. The term ILD is used to distinguish these diseases from obstructive airways diseases. Most types of ILD involve starts with expansion of interstitium and fibroblast proliferation among alveoli and bronchioles ending by abnormal collagen deposition, that could cause lung [[fibrosis]].
 ==[[Interstitial lung disease historical perspective|Historical Perspective]]==