Childhood interstitial lung disease, known as “chILD,” is a group of rare lung conditions that affect babies, kids, and teens. All forms of chILD cause damage to a child’s lungs, so they don’t work ...

Despite the development of cutting-edge genetic testing techniques and considerable progress in our understanding of the genetic basis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), missing heritability and ...

Bilateral interstitial pneumonia is a serious infection that can inflame and scar your lungs. It's one of many types of interstitial lung diseases, which affect the tissue around the tiny air sacs in ...

Baylor Medicine’s Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) program offers specialized and multidisciplinary care. We bring together a unique team of physicians of multiple sub-specialties for patients with a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Aging and tobacco smoke exposure increased the chances for interstitial lung abnormalities. These abnormalities ...

Interstitial lung disease is the name given to a group of conditions that cause inflammation and scar tissue in the lungs, making it harder for them to work. The airways, air sacs, outer aspect of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

For some patients with early non-small cell lung cancer and lung scarring, stereotactic ablative radiotherapy may be a viable option, research has shown. Stereotactic ablative radiotherapy (SABR) has ...

These estimates are based on our experience and are likely to be heavily influenced by regional variation in referral patterns and the true underlying prevalence of each disease (which is unknown).