Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a group of diseases that causes scarring of the lung. This scarring creates stiffness in lung tissues causing
breathing difficulty. Generally, this is only related to the lungs but in some cases like rheumatoid arthritis or sarcoidosis, it affects another part of the body. Get interstitial lung disease treatment, from interstitial lung
disease specialists in Ongole at pulmonology hospitals in ap.
Causes of ILD
- Related to other health disorders- In some ILD develops as a cause of autoimmune disease.
- Caused by breathing harmful substances- Due to breathing in harmful substances like coal dust, tobacco smoke, hairdressing chemicals, or asbestos ILD is occurred.
- Genetic ILD- In some patients,ILD occurs through family genetics in the next generations.
- Ideopathic ILD- In some cases, the causes of disease are not known also called an idiopathic cause.
Symptoms of ILD
- Weight loss
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Coughing
- Decreased exercise tolerance
Treatment of ILD includes various methods depending on the effect of disease on patients some of them are,
- Medication
- Oxygen therapy
- Pulmonary or exercise therapy
- Lung transplant