Interstitial Lung Disease

Types

Mayo Clinic has expertise and experience in diagnosing and treating the following types of interstitial lung diseases:

• Bronchiolitis and bronchiolar disorders
• Connective-tissue disease-associated interstitial lung disease:
  • Lupus
  • Mixed connective tissue disease
  • Polymyositis/dermatomyositis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis
  • Scleroderma
  • Sjögren syndrome
• Drug-induced interstitial lung diseases
• Eosinophilic pneumonias:
  • Acute eosinophilic pneumonia
  • Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia
• Hypersensitivity pneumonitis:
  • Farmer's lung
  • Hot tub lung
  • Pigeon breeder's disease
• Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
• Interstitial pneumonias:
  • Acute interstitial pneumonia:
    • Hamman-Rich syndrome
    • Idiopathic adult respiratory distress syndrome
  • Organizing pneumonia, including cryptogenic organizing pneumonia
  • Desquamative interstitial pneumonia
  • Lymphocytic interstitial pneumonia
  • Nonspecific interstitial pneumonia
  • Usual interstitial pneumonia
  • Lymphangiomyomatosis
• Pneumoconiosis:
  • Asbestosis
  • Berylliosis
  • Hard-metal pneumoconiosis
  • Silicosis
• Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis
• Pulmonary alveolar proteinosis
• Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis
• Pulmonary fibrosis of any cause
• Respiratory bronchiolitis and respiratory bronchiolitis-associated interstitial lung disease
• Sarcoidosis
• Vasculitis:
  • Wegener's granulomatosis
  • Churg-Strauss syndrome (allergic angiitis and granulomatosis)
  • Microscopic angiitis