The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias are diffuse lung diseases characterized by interstitial inflammation and fibrosis. High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the best imaging technique for the study of interstitial disease. The general term "idiopathic interstitial pneumonia" includes usual interstitial pneumonia/idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, nonspecific interstitial pneumonia, desqu...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects approximately 1% of the US population frequently has extra-articular manifestations. Most compartments of the lung are susceptible to disease. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) and airways disease are the most common forms of RA-related lung disease. RA-ILD carries the worst prognosis and most often manifests in a histologic pattern of usual interstitial pneumoni...

In the very beginning stage of the lung changes are Perivascular, capillary wall edema, thickening of the interstitial, lymph and vascular dilatation.  In the late stage of the shock the following changes will occuree  Microthromboses of the lung capillary, polynulcear in­filtration into the interstitial, the existence of polynu­clear in the alveoli, proliferation of interstitial mesenchy­ma,...

Bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is a relatively new technique for assessment of the alveolar compartment of the lung. Its current clinical applications are the initial assessment of acute and chronic diffuse interstitial lung disease and the diagnosis of pulmonary infections, especially in the immunocompromised host. In addition, BAL provides information on the pathophysiology of diffuse interstit...

To evaluate the effect of intravenous rituximab, a monoclonal antibody to B-cells, on interstitial lung disease, skin fibrosis and arthritis in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc).

67 Background --Interstitial lung disease are rare in general, and in our setting, we seldom see cases or we seldom misdiagnosed cases of interstitial lung disease. These are the basic factors affecting the clinical decision making in interstitial lung disease and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Several factors affect our clinical decisions these includes a lack of understanding of the disease i...

The aim of this study was to define the predicting factors and evaluate the prognosis of interstitial lung disease in dermatomyositis/polymyositis. For the period 1995-2005, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical information and laboratory data of 56 patients who were diagnosed as definite and probable dermatomyositis and polymyositis. Interstitial lung disease is common (41.9%) in these pati...

To understand assumptions about and approaches to interstitial lung disease (ILD), including those of the progressive phenotype (progressive fibrosing ILD), this multinational survey assessed physi...