Restrictive lung disease

Restrictive lung disease
ICD-9	518.89
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Overview

Restrictive lung diseases are a category of respiratory disease characterised by a loss of lung compliance, causing incomplete lung expansion and increased lung stiffness.

Complete Differential Diagnosis for Restrictive Lung Disease

• Abestosis
• Anklosing Spondylitis
• Bagassosis
• Berylliosis
• Bird Fanciers Lung
• Dermatomyositis
• Drug treatments
• Farmers Lung
• Fibrothorax
• Hard Metal Fibrosis
• Idiopathic kyphosis
• Interstitial Pneumonia
• Interstitial pneumonitis
• Lymphangioleiomyomatosis
• Massive Pleural Effusion
• Mushroom Worker Lung
• Myopathy
• Myositis
• Obesity
• Phrenic neuropathy
• Pneumoconiosis
• Polymyositis
• Pulmonary Vasculitis
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Sarcoidosis
• Scleroderma
• Silicosis
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Talc

Pathophysiology

The underlying process is usually pulmonary fibrosis (scarring of the lung). As the disease progresses, the normal lung tissue is gradually replaced by scar tissue interspersed with pockets of air. This can lead to parts of the lung having a honeycomb-like appearance.

Presentation

The main symptoms are

• shortness of breath
• cough.