Interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) represent a diverse group of chronic progressive lung diseases associated with alveolar inflammation and/or potentially irreversible pulmonary fibro...
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Evidence does not support the routine use of any specific therapy for ILD in general, especially IPF.
No survival benefit of home oxygen use in ILD
Corticosteroids have a role in some ILD subt...
Glassberg MK, Minkiewicz J, Toonkel RL, et al. Allogeneic human mesenchymal stem cells in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis via intravenous delivery (AETHER): a...
J84.9 Interstitial pulmonary disease, unspecified
J84.10 Pulmonary fibrosis, unspecified
J84.111 Idiopathic interstitial pneumonia, not otherwise specified
J84.114 Acute interstitial pneumonit...
ILD differs from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD); anatomically, ILD involves the lung parenchyma (i.e., alveoli), and COPD involves both airways and alveoli.
In some cases,...
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<bold>Figure 29-13</bold> Chest x-ray film of pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE). A premature infant with severe respiratory distress syndrome requiring mechanical ventilation developed worsening respiratory acidosis and hypoxia refractory to increased ventilatory support. An anteroposterior chest x-ray film demonstrates a salt-and-pepper pattern resulting from radiolucent interstitial air surrounding compressed lung tissue. A left chest tube was placed to treat pneumothorax, a common complic...
<bold>Figure 29-13</bold> Chest x-ray film of pulmonary interstitial emphysema (PIE). A premature infant with severe respirato...
FIGURE 23.1. Posteroanterior (A) and lateral (B) chest radiographs of a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Diffuse reticular opacities are seen throughout the lung, with somewhat greater involvement peripherally. Cystic honeycombing is apparent in both lower lung fields.
FIGURE 23.1. Posteroanterior (A) and lateral (B) chest radiographs of a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Diffuse reticular opac...
FIGURE 23.2. High-resolution chest computed tomogram (1.5-mm slices) of a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Apical (A), mid lung (B), and basilar (C) cuts are shown. These sections demonstrate marked peripheral fibrotic changes with cystic honeycombing most prominent at the bases of the lungs.
FIGURE 23.2. High-resolution chest computed tomogram (1.5-mm slices) of a patient with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Apical (A), mid lung...