ILD Interstitial Lung Disease or Diffuse Parenchymal Lung Disease


Overview

  • ILD is a wide group of diseases that's characterized by either inflammation or fibrosis
  • They can be reversible but are often progressive
  • Symptoms are usually dyspnea or cough
  • Some of them can progress to end stage lung disease
  • PFT findings are typically restrictive from decreased lung elasticity and thickened interstitium. Some ILD will have mixed obstruction and restriction.

Classification

Categorization of ILD are difficult because they can be classified based on etiology or radiographic/histopathology.

Histopathology and Radiologic Classification

Clinical and Etiology Classification

You can categorize ILDs based on etiology:

Treatment

Literature Notes