WHAT IS INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE? Overview of Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD):Interstitial Lung Disease refers to a group of lung conditions that cause inflammation and scarring of the ...

Background: Krebs von den Lungen-6 (KL-6), predominantly expressed by type II alveolar cells, is linked to the prognosis and severity of interstitial lung disease (ILD). This investigation sought to ...

The Program for Pulmonary Fibrosis and Interstitial Lung Disease's mission is to provide state of the art evaluation and treatment for patients with interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The University of ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) causes significant morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases. Patients at high risk of ILD should be screened using ...

Despite patients sharing a usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern on lung CT scans, patients with connective tissue disease-related interstitial lung disease (CTD-ILD) demonstrated a slower ...

Researchers in Sleep Medicine called for routine obstructive sleep apnea screening given its high prevalence in patients with ...

Janet Pope, MD, MPH, discusses screening and diagnostic approaches for interstitial lung disease in patients with systemic sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, and other connective tissue diseases. Janet ...

Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) had a significantly higher risk for developing interstitial lung disease (ILD) compared with the general population and siblings who do not have the ...

The therapeutic drug pirfenidone has been found to be a potential treatment for rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine, National Jewish ...