Alicia M. Hinze, MD: In regard to treatment options, I’ll speak from the rheumatic side of treating interstitial lung disease, using scleroderma as probably 1 of the prototypical rheumatic diseases in ...

The incidence and prevalence of ILD vary globally. In a review of epidemiologic studies, the incidence ranged from 1.0 to 31.5 per 100,000 person-years, and the prevalence ranged from 6.27 to 80.9 per ...

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) refers to a group of conditions that cause damage and stiffness in the lung tissue. Over time, this damage can make it harder for oxygen to move into the bloodstream.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Shortness of breath, male sex, age and elevated inflammatory markers are all ...

Isolated antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated interstitial lung disease is an increasingly recognized fibrotic ILD phenotype.

The growing interstitial lung disease market is supported by the widespread use of foundational and supportive treatments such as corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, biologics, and adjunct therapies ...

Practitioners in the emergency room, primary care settings, and specialty clinics who provide services to patients with various forms of ILD must often distinguish respiratory symptoms associated with ...

New research from an international team of scientists could offer doctors a new way to detect and monitor progressive lung diseases – and may also shed light on the fundamental causes of those ...

Patients taking checkpoint inhibitors or immunotherapy in combination with other treatments need to be aware of this potential side effect and the associated symptoms. A dry cough, fatigue and chest ...

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Histoplasmosis is a prevalent endemic fungal infection in the United States caused by the pathogen Histoplasma capsulatum. 5 Its manifestations are variable and may range from asymptomatic infection ...