Importance Interstitial lung disease (ILD) consists of a group of pulmonary disorders
characterized by inflammation and/or fibrosis of the lung parenchyma associated with …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) describes a group of diseases that cause progressive scarring
of the lung tissue through inflammation and fibrosis. The most common form of ILD is …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a heterogeneous group of disorders with variable etiology,
clinical presentation, radiographic pattern, and histologic appearance that diffusely affects …

The guest editors for this issue, Talmadge King, Harold Collard, celebrated pulmonary
specialists from UCSF, and Luca Richeldi, renowned visiting professor to UCSF from …

A wide range of acute and chronic pulmonary disorders is capable of diffusely affecting the
lung parenchyma with variable amounts of inflammation, fibrosis, and architectural …

The lung is frequently involved in connective tissue diseases (CTDs), although the
frequency of lung manifestations varies according to the type of CTD. Interstitial lung …

Interstitial lung disease (llD) in an apparently normal, immunocompetent host poses a
significant challenge to the clinician confronted with the evaluation and management of the …

Background Interstitial lung disease (ILD) includes many rare and often poorly understood
heterogeneous diseases that cause fibrosis and/or inflammation of the lungs. ILDs are …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and pulmonary fibrosis comprise a wide array of inflammatory
and fibrotic lung diseases which are often confusing to general medicine and pulmonary …

Objectives: Outline the epidemiology of interstitial lung disease. Describe the inflammation
and fibrosis in the pathophysiology of interstitial lung disease. Review the physical exam …