Typically, doctors place lung diseases into stages to help them understand the severity of the lung disease. Sometimes, this helps doctors better estimate the life expectancy of someone with …

The medical term for scarred lungs is pulmonary fibrosis (PF), which is an umbrella term for over 200 types of lung disorders. All these disorders belong to larger family of lung conditions called …

The sufferer of interstitial lung disease can live anywhere between 3 to 5 years with the current treatment technology. Read on to know more.

Interstitial Lung Disease Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a term for a group of conditions that cause inflammation and scarring in your lungs. Symptoms of ILD include shortness of breath …

Interstitial lung disease (ILD) can cause scarring of the lungs (pulmonary fibrosis) that may get worse over time. Learn what you can expect as ILD progresses.

Understanding Interstitial Lung Disease Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a term that encompasses a variety of disorders affecting the lung interstitium, the tissue and space around the air sacs …

Interstitial lung disease is a group of conditions that cause scarring in your lungs. The scarring often leads to breathing problems, which can range from mild to severe.

The information in this manual, Living Well with ILD, comes from studies, but more importantly, from years of learning from people like you, who come to our clinic, attend our support group, …

Interstitial lung disease has a high rate of morbidity and mortality due to lung injury and fibrosis. Patients usually live for less than 3 years after being diagnosed.

However, people with severe interstitial lung disease or rapidly worsening lung function may live for only 3-5 years after they have interstitial lung disease diagnosed.