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Is pneumonia an interstitial lung disease?
Some types of interstitial lung disease include: Interstitial pneumonia. Bacteria, viruses, or fungi can infect the interstitium. A bacteria called Mycoplasma pneumoniae is the most common cause.
How do you get interstitial pneumonia?
What causes interstitial lung diseases?
- Smoking.
- Certain drugs or medicines.
- Exposure to substances at work or in the environment such as organic or inorganic dusts.
- Certain connective tissue or collagen diseases and sarcoidosis.
- Family history.
- Radiation treatment.
What is the treatment for interstitial pneumonia?
Many people diagnosed with interstitial lung diseases are initially treated with a corticosteroid (prednisone), sometimes in combination with other drugs that suppress the immune system. Depending on the cause of the interstitial lung disease, this combination may slow or even stabilize disease progression.
What is the prognosis of usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)?
Usual Interstitial Pneumonia. UIP is the most common of the idiopathic chronic interstitial pneumonias. It is characterized clinically by the insidious onset of dyspnea with progressive deterioration that is generally unresponsive to any treatment. Most patients are between 40 and 70 years old.
What causes usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)?
rheumatoid arthritis : UIP is considered to be the dominant pattern in those with rheumatoid arthritis who have concurrent interstitial lung disease 3
What is usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP)?
Usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) is a histologic pattern characterized by nonuniform, lower zone, subpleural, and paraseptal predominant lung injury defined by geographic heterogeneity and architectural distortion. Foci of fibroblastic activity and honeycomb change are hallmarks of the UIP pattern.
How long can you live with interstitial lung disease?
The survival rate for interstitial lung disease depends on many factors including the type of interstitial lung disease; your doctor is the one who can give the survival rate. The average survival rate for interstitial lung disease is at present 3 to 5 years.