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Interstitial Lung Disease
Pulmonology · Respiratory
Severe
Severity
Uncommon — considered a rare group of diseases overall, though certain occupational forms are more common in specific industries
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Pulmonology
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Causes include chronic exposure to environmental or occupational irritants such as asbestos
- 2silica dust
- 3or certain moulds and bird droppings
- 4autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and scleroderma
- 5and certain medications or radiation therapy. A significant proportion of cases
- 6particularly idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- 7have no clearly identifiable cause
- 8though genetic predisposition and smoking are recognised risk factors. Age over 50 and a history of gastroesophageal reflux are also associated with higher risk in some forms.
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