Interstitial lung disease
Rheumatologic interstitial lung disease I. Problem/Condition. The interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) are a group of diffuse parenchymal lung disorders that are classified according to their specific clinical, radiological, and histopathological features. Table I below shows a simple classification according to etiologies. ILD can complicate many rheumatological or connective tissue disorders (CTDs), and occurs with higher…