There are more obvious differences between slow-onset lung and interstitial lung disease.(1) Different definitions: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a common chronic disease characterised by chronic bronchitis and/or emphysema with…
There is no specific optimal time for treatment of interstitial lung disease, and some of these should be treated as soon as they are detected. Patients with symptoms such as…
There may be no symptoms in the early stages of interstitial lung disease, but there may be mild shortness of breath or shortness of breath after some activities, and sometimes…
Interstitial lung disease is not necessarily a major disease; it needs to be analysed on a disease-specific basis and there is no clear cut-off for major disease, so the prognosis…