ILD

ILD as in interstitial lung disease is a group of diseases where there is progressive scarring of lung tissue occurs. This scarring will affect the ability of a patient to breath and get enough oxygen into the blood.

Exposure to hazardous substances, or genetic disorders is the reason for causing ILD. In some cases, the reasons can also be unknown.

Symptoms of ILD are

  1. Rapid reduction in weight
  2. Short breath
  3. Dry cough
  4. Tiredness
  5. Aggravated by exertion

As this ILD is an irreversible disease some of the risk factors of ILD are

  1. Age
  2. Exposure to toxic substances
  3. Smoking
  4. Chemotherapy or radiation
  5. Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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The types of ILD are

  1. Asbestosis
  2. Sarcoidosis
  3. Hypersensitive pneumonitis
  4. Acute interstitial pneumonitis
  5. Interstitial pneumonia
  6. Nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis
  7. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
  8. Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
  9. Desquamate interstitial pneumonitis

To diagnose the patient with ILD or know the type of ILD some tests like X-ray, CT-scan, lung function test, high resolution CT-scan, lung biopsy, etc are done.

In most cases, medication is given as a treatment for reducing the effect of ILD or to provide relief to the patient in it. But if the damage is more and severe the surgery for a lung transplant is done.

Consult the pulmonology specialist in Hyderabad at best hospitals for lung disease in Pragathi nagar for ILD treatment or lung disease treatment